The Croatian collides with Locatelli and has to exit. Insights today: he hopes to be there with Sassuolo
He fought like a lion, playing not only as a playmaker, but almost as a midfielder, and came out after taking a nasty headbutt from Locatelli, supported by one of the physiotherapists and the head of the Rossoneri medical staff Stefano Mazzoni. Against Juventus Luka Modric won one of the six Champions Leagues of his career, the one raised to the sky on 3 June 2017 in Cardiff, but last night in front of the Bianconeri he was unable to achieve a success that would perhaps have been decisive for qualification for the next edition of the Champions League, the objective declared at the beginning of the season by Allegri and the club.
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After the clash with the Juventus captain, the Croatian left the pitch staggering, with the ice pack on his face and the medical staff asking for a replacement, but even at the end of the match when the team was applauded by the stadium, he was not in the best condition: he had a lump on his left cheekbone and still seemed dazed. Fortunately, in the locker room he reassured his teammates and, even though he got the worst of the head-to-head match with Locatelli, last night, in the heat of the moment, he didn’t carry out any checks. He returned home with the recommendation to keep ice on his cheekbone. His situation will be assessed by doctors this morning, when the Croatian will undergo an instrumental examination.
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San Siro greeted his forced change with an applause of esteem and love, but at the end of the match several Juventus players also went to ask him how he was. Above all Yildiz and Locatelli. Dialoguing with the Turk, Luka mimed that the blow was quite strong, but he also smiled. “Loca” then explained in front of the cameras: “I’m sorry, it’s a shame when a champion like him has to leave the match. I apologized to him at the end and he replied that I have a hard head.” Champions are like Modric: first they fight for every ball, they never remove their leg (or head) in a tackle, but then they leave the pitch shaking hands with their opponent. Knowing the former Real Madrid’s temperament, he will want to be on the pitch already on Sunday in Reggio Emilia against Sassuolo for the 35th matchday of Serie A, because he intends to lead the Devil into the top four in the standings to bring them back to the Europe that counts.
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It goes without saying that the return to the Champions League could be important for Modric to decide whether or not to continue his experience with the Rossoneri. The company is confident of obtaining the green light to trigger the annual renewal envisaged in the contract signed last June. Indeed, Furlani and Tare’s hope is to have Luka’s approval at the end of the championship, before the World Cup overseas. Everyone in via Aldo Rossi knows that Modric will not be able to be the starter as he always has been this season without the European cups and that therefore Jashari and Ricci will have more space as directors compared to what is happening now. However, the Croatian’s experience is considered fundamental for the growth of the group and no one wants to give up his leadership. Neither the management nor Allegri who is his great sponsor and with the team has put into practice real pressure to push him to continue his career in Serie A, in a Rossoneri Milan that has adopted him and considers him the leader of a team eager to aim to win the second star next season. With the forty-one year old Luka in the engine, the Devil is convinced that he would have a better chance. Because class counts and not identity card. Max would take care of managing it…
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