Atlético Madrid striker Alvaro Morata suffered a contusion and sprained medial ligament in his right knee during the La Liga match against Sevilla on Sunday, his club announced in a statement on Monday, and is expected to be out for several weeks.
Atlético does not specify the duration of unavailability of its top scorer but he could, according to the Spanish press, be sidelined between two and three weeks. He could therefore miss two important meetings for the Colchoneros: the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League against Inter on February 20 and the semi-final second leg of the Copa del Rey against Athletic Bilbao on February 29.
The 31-year-old Spanish striker was forced to give up his place at half-time of the Liga match lost on the Sevilla FC lawn on Saturday (1-0) after a violent clash with French midfielder Boubakary Soumaré in stoppage time He left the field in tears, causing the Iberian press to fear a serious injury, four months before Euro 2024 in Germany.
