On Sunday, Real Madrid announced through the club's official website that Cahabal had suffered a serious injury and would undergo surgery.
In the 93rd minute of the home game against Villarreal, Carvajal chested the ball and cleared the ball with a big kick, but a kick was made to Pino's leg. Carvajal was in great pain and burst into tears as he was stretchered off the pitch.
Speaking on social media after the match, Carvajal said, "It has been confirmed that I have suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury and I will have to undergo surgery and will be out of action for several months." ”
Real Madrid also confirmed the news, "following an examination of Carvajal by the Real Madrid medical department, it was confirmed that he had ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament, ruptured lateral collateral ligament and ruptured popliteal tendon in his right leg, and that he will undergo surgery in the coming days." ”
In an interview with the newspaper As, Gonzalez, a well-known sports doctor, revealed, "After suffering such an injury, the least important thing is to confirm the timing of the comeback. In order to achieve his goal of getting him back to peak form, it is expected that at least a year of rehabilitation will be required. ”
Since the beginning of the 2023-24 season, Real Madrid players have frequently suffered serious cruciate ligament injuries, and Courtois, Militão, and Alaba have been absent for a long time due to injuries. And this season, young players such as Joan Martinez, Palacios, and Mesonello have also suffered such injuries, and Carvajal will also be absent for a long time due to injury, becoming the seventh player in Real Madrid to suffer a serious cruciate ligament injury in the past 14 months.
In addition, Real Madrid also announced that Vinicius has been diagnosed with a cervical spine injury, and the injury has yet to be further determined.