The injury room

Juca
Type of injury: Thigh
Diagnosis: The Brazilian felt a prick on his right thigh during a training session of the pre-season, the first scans determined that he suffered a grade one muscular injury; he seemed to be recovered for the final friendly matches, but wasn't totally recovered for the opening game against Zaragoza.
Expected date to return: September

 Aranzubia
Type of injury: Subacromial (shoulder)
Diagnosis: The Basque keeper is carrying the problem from the past season. He suffers a subacromial injury on his left shoulder; it isn’t a serious problem, but it’s hard to surpass since it needs to rest the shoulder. He wasn't able to take part of the friendly games on the pre-season.
Expected date to return: September

Type of injury: adductor (right thigh)
Diagnosis: The Galician midfielder suffered the injury during the first training session held during the tour in Switzerland; the first scans have determined that he sustained a grade one muscular injury, which means that he will be out of action for at least four weeks, meaning he will miss the first month of competition in la liga
Expected date to return: October

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Lassad