Real Madrid injury crisis: Carlo Ancelotti loses Castilla central defender to tendon issue

Injuries continue to plague Real Madrid this season and with Rodrygo Goes, Lucas Vazquez and Eder Militao all missing on Saturday, Monday morning's training session caused even more discord for Carlo Ancelotti. Real Madrid Castilla defender was also out due to injury.

The 19-year-old was one of the options in the race for the first team behind Antonio Rüdiger and Militao, but has been hit repeatedly by injuries this season. He was injured in training on October 9th and wanted to make his debut against Alaves, but Jesus Vallejo ended up coming on as a substitute.

have confirmed muscle injuries to Lucas Vazquez and Rodrygo Goes. Both are expected to be out for around a month, although the Brazilian could miss the entire rest of the year. (Diario AS)

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Now Report that he has damaged the tendon in his ankle and will be out for another month . He had originally been ahead of Raul Asencio in the pecking order, but after his injuries and Asencio's impressive debut, Ramon was unlucky to miss a golden opportunity.

For Ancelotti this means that the situation is even more tenuous. Asencio and Ramon were the only two mentioned as possible promotion options after 17-year-old Joan Martinez suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in August. The Italian will largely rely on Rüdiger, Asencio and Vallejo for the remainder of 2024, although Aurelien Tchouameni could return at the end of the month.