Mar 04, 2026
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The Valencian left Areitio on his knees in obvious pain just hours after making his debut against Cadiz.
Cracked ankle threatens Juan Bernato
The Valencian left Areitio on crutches with obvious signs of pain a few hours after making his debut against Cádiz.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 00:00
The joy of a great victory against Cádiz, as well as the experienced debut of Juan Bernato (Cullera, 1993) in the final leg... was overshadowed by the Valencian's injury yesterday, which left Areitio on crutches after sustaining a flare to his ankle during the shooting team's recovery session.
His painful gestures and the obvious inflammation of the joint have raised alarms from the Barcelona organization's medical services, who believe that the medical tests he will undergo in the next few hours will eliminate the worst symptoms.
Disappointment will be the worst of the worst, although the club's fears show that he could suffer a more serious injury that seriously threatens the possibility that the former Valencia, Bayern and PSG player can play more than the two minutes that Benat San Jose gave him in his replacement as a gun.
After the excitement of a debut that saw him experience another victory in Ipurua that delighted Barca fans, the defender of the new arrival is again haunted by the specter of injury after overcoming a difficult recovery from pubal surgery after his last spell in Levante.
If there is no attempt before what happens, there is a risk that the Valencia defender will have to stay for an indefinite period of time.
Thus, the financial efforts of the Barça administration to sign him to cover a position where five other members of the team were playing will be hampered in the first instance, jeopardizing the possibility of Bernat's contract being extended beyond this season.
A huge blow for the player, but also for Benat San Jose, who had high hopes for the player backed by an impressive professional resume built on big-time teams around the world.
In fact, the San Sebastian native was very optimistic after his debut on his 33rd birthday.Delighted to put him fully on the block, the coach highlighted the humility of the player who has become an absolute international."He's a player who, given his incredible career, is a very humble guy who has integrated very well into the group, although our formation is very good for him because he welcomes everyone very well."
Just two weeks after the surprise signing for Aber, when the winter market closed, seeing his progress after a certain "pre-season" started after eight months of inactivity, the coach from Guipuzcon realized what he could contribute."We are taking steps slowly, and although he came in the last minutes, he showed the quality he has in the game, in the position, but we expect him and the technique. step, because we don't want any fear."
Unfortunately, the impact that the coaches of San Sebastian feared so much, we can only hope here and now that the diagnosis revealed by the medical tests does not close the possibility of seeing him in action for the rest of the season.
Tickets for Butark
Meanwhile, his teammates will start preparing for their next match against Leganes tomorrow Sunday (6:30 p.m.), having sent Eibar 546 reserved tickets for €20 in order to enter the €10 Butarque stadium.
Ipurua stands out as a major bastion of hypermobility
The sixth straight win sealed in Iporua only confirmed that the Eibar Stadium is the most intolerable in the division above the Malaga side who are two points short of the 33 achieved by the Armeros at home with one more game to play.
With 10 wins already, Eibar are one step away from last year's 11 wins, four of which came on the Barca bench with San Jose, and are on course to surpass Joseba Etxeberia's 14 wins in Garitano's ill-fated 23-24-24 campaign.which denied them direct promotion to the first division.
The debit was just in the away games, with only five points earned, although the optimism of San José is such that they assured that "all the visits from now on will be victories."
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