Concerns arose within Unión Deportiva on Sunday morning when Alberto Moleiro left the Spanish U-21 national team camp citing “physical discomfort,” but two days later, calm has returned regarding one of their key players on the field.
All the tension that surrounded Alberto Moleiro’s arrival in Tenerife on Sunday evening from Madrid after playing 45 minutes on Thursday at Chapín with La Rojita, has dissipated after the attacking midfielder underwent medical tests on his island with a trusted doctor, ruling out any injuries to his left leg.
During last summer, the UD number 10 suffered not just a rupture in his left femoral biceps during the friendly against RB Leipzig on August 5, but a series of poor decisions led to a relapse on August 28, enlarging the rupture and delaying his Primera debut until October 22 against Rayo Vallecano.
Wisdom
Now, feeling a twinge during his time on the Peninsula with the U-21 team, Alberto chose to return home for medical tests to assess the condition of his left leg.
The results revealed that he is out of danger, and if he heads to Gran Canaria from Tenerife today, he will start training at Barranco Seco on Wednesday aiming to complete three sessions and be ready to play against Barça on Saturday.
Having raised doubts about his participation in the first leg match against Barça after a shoulder injury against Cádiz, Moleiro, by his own choice and in consultation with the medical staff and García Pimienta, still managed to play 69 minutes in Siete Palmas against one of the clubs monitoring his progress despite being aware of his situation.
Temporal Coincidence
He delivered an impressive first half performance in that match with a series of dribbles that amazed the audience at Gran Canaria, dispelling any doubts about his fitness. However, his performance significantly dropped in the second half.
Nevertheless, the next two games showed positive signs for Alberto. The first, against Villarreal where he assisted in the first of the three goals for Kirian, which resulted in a true masterpiece for Las Palmas after 26 passes, involving nine players, except for Sandro and Javi Muñoz, becoming the most combinative in La Liga.
The second game saw him score his second goal of the season, beating Dimitrievski in Vallecas from outside the box after the goalkeeper’s error.
Positive performances he hopes to replicate, what better occasion than against Barça who have shown interest in him for the future.
