Ancelotti has five players back from the FIFA break

Italy coach Carlo Ancelotti on Thursday recalled all four Spain internationals - Kepa Arrizabalaga, Dani Carvajal, Fran García and Joselu Mato - and Croatia's Luka Modric in preparation for Saturday's game against Sevilla, for which Austrian David Alaba will be fit.

As EFE has been informed by club sources, Alaba continues to make progress in his recovery from the injury he suffered on 6 October and is expected to be included in Ancelotti's squad, as Spain's Nacho Fernandez will serve his last game of his suspension - after his suspension was reduced to two matches by Appeal on Monday.

Another player who completed part of the training session with the group was Turkey's Arda Guler, who suffered a muscle tear in his left rectus anterior muscle at the end of September just after recovering from an arthroscopy on his right knee.

Setbacks that have prevented him from making his debut for Real Madrid, after making a good impression at the start of the pre-season, and which have led to caution being applied to his inclusion in the squad, which is why he is doubtful to be part of the expedition to Seville.

Meanwhile, the internationals who have already joined the squad did so without any setbacks, with Modric and Carvajal opting to do recovery work inside the facilities at the Ciudad Deportiva Real Madrid de Valdebebas, while the rest of the players trained on the pitch. Ancelotti will have to wait until Thursday to bring back England's Jude Bellingham and France's Aurélien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga.

In addition, according to EFE, there is dissatisfaction within the club with the international football governing bodies, FIFA and UEFA, over the established schedule, as Brazilians Vinicus Junior and Rodrygo Goes, Uruguayan Fede Valverde and German Antonio Rudiger will not be able to train under 'Carletto' until Friday, the day before the visit to Sevilla.

A return to competition that coincides with 8 frenetic days for Real Madrid with visits to Sanchez-Pizjuan, Sporting Braga in the Champions League and Barcelona in LaLiga EA Sports.

 

October 17, 2023