La Liga giants Real Madrid have late this week been forced to sweat over the wellbeing of a star member of the club’s midfield ranks. This comes amid confirmation that Bernardo Silva has been released from national team duty with Portugal.
Experienced midfielder Bernardo was for his part introduced off the bench on Saturday evening, as Portugal locked horns with Denmark in a Nations League clash.
En route to a surprise eventual 4-1 defeat for Jorge Jesus’ troops, the former Manchester City man netted his country’s only goal deep into injury time.
Along the way, however, Bernardo suffered a setback on the fitness front.
As per a report from Spanish outlet COPE:
‘Bernardo Silva leaves the Portugal squad. The Portuguese Football Federation confirmed that he finished the match against Denmark with discomfort.
‘He will not play against Wales.’
Bernardo will now be put through a further round of medical tests back in Madrid, though the hope is that the 32-year-old is not set for any sort of significant incoming spell on the sidelines.
Conor Laird – GSFN
