Napoli club confirmed that Cameroonian midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa will miss the field for another period after suffering a new connective muscle injury, immediately after his recent return to the field.
Anguissa missed Napoli's 1-0 victory over Bologna in the Italian League at the beginning of this month, and its 1-0 loss against English club Arsenal in the Champions League due to a connective muscle injury at the beginning of this month, but he returned to the field in the last minute of the 1-1 draw against Fiorentina in the league last weekend.
But the Cameroon international suffered another injury to his inner thigh muscle during his short time on the pitch against Fiorentina.
Napoli coach Massmiliano Allegri confirmed during the press conference that followed the match: “I wanted to play Anguissa, but I am afraid that he is suffering from muscle fatigue again.”
The Napoli club provided an official update on Tuesday, confirming that Anguissa had undergone tests earlier, and that he was suffering from a “minor injury to the long internal muscle in his right thigh.”
Fortunately for Napoli, Anguissa now has a three-week international break to work on his recovery, and initial reports indicate that he still has a chance to participate in the team's first match after the break, which will be with Frosinone on October 10.
The Spanish national football team returned to training at the Las Rozas complex on Tuesday, amid a great festive atmosphere after the team won the World Cup title.
The first open training session for the world champions witnessed a large crowd turnout, as dozens of fans gathered hours before the doors of the Las Rozas complex opened, despite the high temperatures.
According to the website of the Spanish newspaper "Marca", Lamine Yamal's shirt remained the most popular among Spanish fans, as the player with the number 19 became a global phenomenon, after winning the World Cup in his first participation in the tournament, and before that the European Nations Cup in his first appearance in the competition.
All 26 players summoned by coach Luis de la Fuente, in addition to the coach himself, received a warm reception from the fans, while Ferran Torres was one of the most prominent names that the fans cheered for before the players arrived on the field.
Torres has a special place among the Spanish fans, after he scored the goal that gave Spain the World Cup title for the second time, when he scored against Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, making his name associated in the fans’ memories with the name of Andres Iniesta, the scorer of the goal that won the World Cup in 2010.
21 world champion players participated in the training, along with five new players: Josep Martinez, Sergio Rico, Diane Huysen, Fermin Lopez and Roberto Fernandez, amid loud cheers from about two thousand fans who were allowed to attend the training.
Before the start of training, the players held an honorary ceremony to celebrate the renewal of the contracts of the entire technical staff, amid a fun atmosphere and the cheers of the fans.
Spain's Real Madrid and France's Paris Saint-Germain tied 1-1 on Tuesday, in the first round of the group stage of the Women's Champions League.
Swedish Sarah Schroeder scored an early goal for Real Madrid, which came in the second minute, while Paris Saint-Germain equalized through its player, Sakina Karchaoui, in the 74th minute, from a penalty kick.
Each team scored a point, while Real Madrid will play the next round on the first of October (October), with Manchester City of England at the latter’s stadium, while Paris Saint-Germain will receive its Belgian guest, Oud Heverle Leuven.
The English team Arsenal also defeated its Danish guest, Kweh, with a score of 1-0.
Mariona Caldente scored the only goal of the match from a penalty kick in the third minute of stoppage time in the second half, giving the English team the first 3 points.
Arsenal had won the title of the previous edition of the Champions League, when it defeated Barcelona of Spain 1-0 in the final match, while it exited the previous tournament in the semi-finals against Lyon of France, who also lost to Barcelona in the final match.
In the next round, Arsenal will visit Paris FC, while Kouyeh will welcome his Swiss counterpart, Servet Chenoy.
In another match, the Portuguese team Benfica defeated its Italian host Juventus with a score of 2/1.
The Norwegian scored both goals for Benfica, the first coming in the 40th minute via a penalty kick, and she added the second in the 61st minute.
As for Juventus' only goal, it was scored by Spanish player Alba Redondo in the 86th minute.
Benfica currently leads the overall standings with 3 points on goal difference, ahead of Italian Inter Milan, which previously defeated Sweden's Haken.
Juventus will face Juventus in the second round on September 30 with Sweden's Haken at the latter's stadium, while Benfica will host Bayern Munich on the same day.
