Fede Valverde vs Aurelien Tchouameni: Football, through its history, has been a rough sport. Players have unfortunately been in hospitals following tussles in matches and training. However, rarely has a fight between teammates led to punches being thrown in the dressing room. Real Madrid’s Fede Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni, with tension on their shoulders as they approached the end of a disappointing season, got into a heated argument that later turned physical. Valverde, who is the captain of Los Blancos, was reportedly on the receiving end of a heavy punch from his French teammate that knocked him out and left his skull open. The Uruguayan midfielder was rushed to the hospital and reportedly suffered memory loss and had to be stitched up.
Fede Valverde to miss El Clasico against Barcelona
Real Madrid’s simmering tensions spilled over on Thursday when Federico Valverde and Frenchman Aurelien Tchouameni were involved in a dressing-room fight, with the Uruguayan taken to hospital with a cut head, several club sources said. Real later confirmed that team captain Valverde, who was subsequently discharged, sustained a head injury and will be sidelined for up to two weeks, which could see him missing El Clasico against Barcelona on the 11th May. To add salt into Los Blancos wounds, their arch-rivals, FC Barcelona, could win the La Liga title with just a draw on Sunday against Alvaro Arbeloa’s men.
“Following tests carried out today on our player Fede Valverde by Real Madrid’s medical team, he has been diagnosed with a head trauma,” the club said in a statement. “Valverde is at home and in good condition; he will need to rest for between 10 and 14 days, in line with medical protocols for this diagnosis,” the club’s statement further added. The incident unfolded at the club’s Valdebebas training ground the day after an earlier altercation between the pair.
Who will captain Real Madrid vs Barcelona in El Clasico at Camp Nou?
If there are no last-minute fitness concerns, Vinícius Jr. will captain Real Madrid in El Clasico. Fede Valverde and Dani Carvajal are not playing. Carvajal is recuperating from an injury, and Fede Valverde is out following his hospitalization following a physical altercation with Aurelien Tchouameni on Thursday.
Real Madrid to punish Fede Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni
Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni, the two midfield players, were disciplined by Real Madrid following a physical altercation between the two players on Thursday at the team’s training facility that left the former in need of medical attention. “Following the incidents that occurred this morning during the first team’s training session, (the club) has decided to open disciplinary proceedings against our players Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni,” said Real Madrid in a statement.
