Strong twitch of his right thigh hamstring muscle
The defender had to be substituted at halftime. He had been doubtful all week due to a strained hamstring, the exact same one that relapsed furing the game... except that now, he has a strong contracture. He will rest until Wednesday, when trainings are resumed and at which point he will begin his recovery. In any event, he has time ahead to recover as he saw his fifth yellow card during this campaign and is suspended for the home match against Athletic Bilbao.
Fabio Cannavaro's hamstring muscles are giving him quite a few headaches. The Madridista centre back was already niggled against Lyon, with a strained thigh, but Mestalla proved the fatal blow: his injury relapsed and worsened, to the point of having suffered a strong muscular contracture. That said, he wouldn't have been able to play against Bilbao next week as he was booked for the fifth time this season.
