Malaga’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 clash with a torn muscle – La Liga News
Malaga forward, Julio Baptista, has suffered a torn muscle and has therefore been ruled out of club’s final game of the season against Barcelona. The match will take place on Sunday, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/May-22-c39884 at Estadio La Rosaleda. The Brazilian complained about the injury
after the completion of game against Athletic Bilbao. The match was played on Sunday, May 15 at San Mames which ended all square at 1-1.
The Brazilian complained about his injury during the match but continued to play without really taking note of the extent of the problem. Following the game, Baptista was taken to a hospital for some immediate tests, where it was revealed that the striker
would have to go through a two-week rehabilitation period at the least.
The 29-year-old was left disappointed after knowing his fate as he was looking forward to host Barcelona in the last game of the campaign. The club’s medical staff confirmed the extent of the Brazilian’s injury which has forced the manager, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Pellegrini,
to tinker with his line-up for the final game.
Malaga defender, Martin Demichelis, was also shown a red card during the same game on the 56th mark, which means that the Argentinean would also not be available for the match against Barcelona.
The club’s medical officer, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-Perez-c8509, further mentioned, "[Baptista] is totally ruled out for the game against Barcelona on Saturday, and will need approximately two or three weeks rest to see how the injury develops. He should have no problems
starting next season.”
The former Real Madrid man joined the Malaga outfit in 2011 after spending three years with the Serie A club AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603. The striker has had a terrific campaign with the Anchovies, scoring a remarkable nine goals from just ten appearances. He also has made
47 appearances for the Brazilian national side, scoring five goals so far.
Malaga have enjoyed a decent 2010/11 campaign and find themselves ninth in the League table with 46 points. An unlikely win over the champions Barcelona could guarantee them a top eight finish should RCD Espanyol lose out to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sevilla-FC-c40484 in their last game.
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