Real Madrid winger Marco Asensio ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament during a friendly against Arsenal, the Spanish club announced Wednesday and is expected to miss most if not all the next La Liga season.
The club said the Spanish 23-year-old will soon undergo surgery for the injury, which occurred just minutes after he scored an equalizing goal in Real’s win over Arsenal in the United States on Tuesday.
“After tests 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 club said in a statement. Read more
