False alarm at Barcelona: Dest is fine and will play against Panama

Barca can rest easy with Sergiño Dest because he is fine. The full-back caused alarm bells to go off in Barcelona because he withdrew early from the USA game against Jamaica due to muscular discomfort, but he returned to the squad for the match against Panama and, barring a surprise, he will also be in the squad for the game against Costa Rica.

You only have to check the official website of the American national team to see for yourself. It published a list of players available for the upcoming match and added a long paragraph to specify the cases of those professionals who were left out. One of them is Juventus' McKennie, who has a quadriceps injury.

The Barcelona man, on the other hand, is in the defenders' section of the above-mentioned article. He is joined by George Bello, Mark McKenzie, Shaq Moore of Tenerife, Chris Richards, Miles Robinson, DeAndre Yedlin and Walker Zimmerman. Of all of them, he is the leading exponent and, if he is 100 per cent, could be a starter.

Barcelona need Sergiño Dest for 17th October, when they face Valencia in La Liga. Ideally, the American should be fully fit because his coach is playing for his future in a rebuilding process that could see him sacked if results do not improve.

 

October 10, 2021