Luka Modric, a midfielder for Real Madrid, suffered an injury during Friday night’s match against Cadiz and was unable to play the whole match’s duration. After feeling some pain, the experienced player from Croatia had to be replaced by Dani Ceballos in the 70th minute of the match.
According to AS, Modric felt some soreness in his left hip, but early exams show there may not be any major difficulties. Due to the fact that it looks to be nothing more than a simple overflow and not a significant issue, the club has maintained its composure.
According to the source, the midfielder will have more tests conducted in order to acquire clarity before to the match against Napoli.
Injury throws a wrench into Modric’s preparations.
Despite the fact that on a club level, Modric’s playing time has decreased dramatically this season, the midfielder has impressively appeared in 12 straight matches, divided between Real Madrid and the Croatian national team. This is despite the fact that Modric’s playing time has decreased significantly on a club level this season.
In point of fact, he returned to Real Madrid following his stint with the national team having already logged 175 minutes of action.
In spite of the fact that he had hoped for a month of consistency, which was particularly important given the absence of Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni, and Arda Guler, all of his preparations have been put on hold due to an unanticipated fitness problem.
A night that will go down in Modric’s history
A memorable evening for the Croatian was the Real Madrid victory against Cadiz, which they took by a score of 3-0. When he entered the field on Sunday, he accomplished a historic milestone by surpassing Paco Buyo, a former Real Madrid goalkeeper, who held the record for the oldest player to compete in a league match for Real Madrid. He was 38 years and 78 days old at the time.
He is now the second oldest player in the history of the club, following only the famous Ferenc Puskas, who achieved this feat when he was 39 years and 36 days old.
Now, everyone at Real Madrid will be waiting to hear the results of Modric’s tests in the hopes that they will not have to replace another midfielder who becomes injured.
However, for the time being, the Merengues are taking things easy since they feel that the problem is just an overflow and not a major one.