Real Madrid right-back Lucas Vazquez, who gave way to Dani Carvajal on Wednesday in the first Spanish Super Cup semi-final won against Valencia (1-1 ap, 4-3 pens), is suffering from a “sprainin the right ankle, his club confirmed on Thursday. “After the examinations carried out by our player Lucas Vazquez, he was diagnosed with a sprain (…) of the right ankle“said the merengue club in a press release.
The Madrid club did not specify the duration of his unavailability. According to the specialized press, the Spanish side will be absent for about a month and a half, until the end of February. On Wednesday, Vazquez badly twisted his right ankle in the 64th minute, and then appeared on the bench with ice and a bandage around his malleolus, alongside Eduardo Camavinga, replaced at the break by Luka Modric.