Paris Saint-Germain was preparing for their last rehearsal before heading to Lisbon for their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal matchup against Atalanta BC.
However, as the friendly versus FC Sochaux-Montbéliard was nearing kick-off, RMC Sport’s Mohamed Bouhafsi tweeted some news on the status of Marco Verratti. According to Bouhafsi, the 27-year-old sustained a calf injury during practice that will rule him out for the match next week against La Dea.
🚨 Info @RMCsport : Marco #Verratti quasi forfait pour le match face à l’#Atalanta. Le joueur s’est blessé hier à l’entraînement lors d’un choc avec un autre joueur. L’italien a passé des examens aujourd’hui qui ont révélé une lésion au mollet.
— Mohamed Bouhafsi (@mohamedbouhafsi) August 5, 2020
Nonetheless, it seems as though the RMC Sport journalist jumped the gun with the news. Two hours after his initial tweet, Bouhafsi followed up by tweeting that Les Parisiens confirmed the calf injury to Verratti, but that his status for the match against Atalanta is yet to be determined.
Le #PSG informe officiellement maintenant :
Marco #Verratti a été victime d’un choc sévère hier à l’entrainement avec contusion importante du mollet droit ayant entrainé un dommage musculaire dont on precisera l’evolution dans les prochaines 72h.— Mohamed Bouhafsi (@mohamedbouhafsi) August 5, 2020
BeIN Sport confirme finalement la blessure de Marco Verratti mardi à l'entraînement. Il devrait faire de nouveau test mais pour l'heure personne au club ne confirme un forfait. #PSG
— ParisTeam (@Paristeamfr) August 5, 2020
The capital club will reevaluate the midfielder in 72 hours and decide whether or not he will play next week. In his postgame press conference, manager Thomas Tuchel mentioned that he’s worried, but admitted he doesn’t know the diagnosis.
We’ll know in a few days whether or not PSG will be with Verratti.
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