Madrid confirm Asensio ACL rupture

"After test carried out on our player Marco Asensio by the Real Madrid Medical Services he has been diagnosed with a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and the external meniscus of his left knee. The player will be surgically operated on in the next few days."

Real Madrid have confirmed Marco Asensio suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in their International Champions Cup clash with Arsenal.

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— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) July 24, 2019

He had been on the pitch for only 20 minutes when Marco Asensio collapsed on the pitch, gesturing ostensibly in pain and frustration towards his left knee.

In the press room, Zinedine Zidane did not hide his pessimism, revealing the entire team was worried about the player's condition: "It's worrying. Hopefully nothing serious, but he has gone directly to run some tests at the hospital. It looks bad, we are touched."

Alvaro Odriozola, in the same vein as his coach, also shared his concern for the condition of his partner and took the opportunity to send him a message of encouragement: "Asensio is a great player, so whatever he has he will recover. It's a blow to the group, to be honest".