Brazilian national team coach Dunga and "Real" strategist Rafael Benitez are concerned about the health of the full-back after he suffered an injury in the Champions League match against "Paris Saint-Germain". The 27-year-old player was substituted in the middle of the first half of the victorious match.
Now there are doubts whether the player will recover in time for the "El Clasico" match and Brazil's match against the Argentine national team.
"He played many games and we all knew that this could happen. We thought he would be able to play until the national team break," said Benitez.
"He said he felt something was wrong and immediately stopped playing. However, we could not identify the problem until it surfaced. The most important thing is that Marcelo played the match so successfully. In this case, I don't think it's due to fatigue, because the player said he feels great. It's true that playing so many minutes and traveling a lot adds to the possibility of injury," the strategist spoke about the injury.
Brazil will play against Argentina on November 12, while the "Real" match against "Barcelona" will take place on November 21.
This season, Marcelo played all "La Liga" matches without substitutions and also played in three out of four Champions League matches.
