DBasia.news – Real Madrid has never felt defeat in the first two matches of LaLiga 2019-20. Nevertheless, in terms of the number of injured players, Madrid is at the top.
Until now, Marca reported ten Real Madrid players were injured. This number makes Madrid the LaLiga club with the highest number of injured players this season.
Isco Alarcon became the last Madrid player to be treated for an injury to the preseason. Of the ten players who had to pull over, seven of them suffered muscle injuries.
Even new players such as Luka Jovic, Eden Hazard, Rodrygo Goes, and Ferland Mendy have made the list. Likewise with James Rodriguez, who had just returned after being loaned out to Bayern Munich.
Player injuries have been in the spotlight in the stronghold of Madrid. Ahead of this season rolling, Madrid has fired Antonio Pintus as a physical coach. Pintus was replaced by Gregory Dupont, a former physical coach of the French national team.
Not only that, but Madrid also reformed the ranks of physio by releasing Jaime Benito and Victor Fonseca. For the record, Madrid recorded 50 injuries that befell its players last season.