The Colombian midfielder James Rodríguez , injured during a training with his selection before the friendly match against Peru, in Miami, suffers a sprained internal ligament of the right knee. "After the tests carried out today to our player James Rodríguez by the Real Madrid Medical Services he has been diagnosed with a sprained internal ligament of the left knee. Pending evolution," is specified in the brief statement of his club.

Real Madrid does not specify the recovery time, but in similar cases of other players, it usually covers a period of between four and six weeks. If the worst omens are fulfilled James would miss the Camp Nou classic on December 18 and not play for the rest of 2019 . The objective would be to return to Getafe in the first game of the new year and to be in full for the Spanish Supercup dispute from January 8 to 12.

What is certain is that James will miss the meetings against Real Sociedad, Alavés, Espanyol and Valencia in LaLiga Santander and against PSG and Bruges in the Champions League, in a new setback that leaves the 'FIFA virus' to Zinedine Zidane.

The Madrid coach has lost players in each break due to national team matches and after Gareth Bale or Luka Modric , now it's time for James who left with his team without training with the rest of his Real Madrid teammates for weeks, while recovered from some discomfort that dragged.

According to club sources, James played several games since the match at Sánchez Pizjuán against Sevilla . Muscle problems caused his break, which coincided with his second fatherhood.

On October 22, he played his last meeting with the Madrid team, just 11 minutes on a key date in Istanbul, in front of the Galatasaray. Since then he has not returned and a new injury causes a new break.

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