ORLANDO, Florida – Real Madrid closed preparations for its final pre-season game in the United States, on Wednesday, against Juventus.

And unfortunately, Antonio Rüdiger injured his right knee just over an hour after training on natural grass at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.The German player fell on a ball he was trying to cut while they were practicing on the small pitch. Most of his teammates and the Madrid coaching staff immediately approached the obvious signs of intense pain.

Everyone in the auditorium around the field, including some invited to practice, breathed easier when Rüdiger stood up; He walked, he tried running, but in the end, he gave up training with Real Madrid’s medical assistants.

The team did not provide any information about the player’s condition, at least immediately, to the 20 journalists present. The meringue allowed almost complete media involvement during the US tour.

Real Madrid will face Italian side Juventus on Wednesday night.

Prior to that, the only player ruled out due to injury was Arda Güler, who had returned to Madrid for further evaluation for a knee injury that kept him out of the US pre-season tour. , Soccer Championship.