Ronaldo is being ruled out of action for anther two weeks minimum- the medical team at Real Madrid and Dutch medical specialist Van Dijk are saying a month, since the striker decided against surgery and will instead undergo more physical therapy in Madrid. In two weeks time he'll return to Holland for a follow-up exam by Van Dijk to check the progression of the injury and hopefully give a more definite time for his return.
Right now the projected date of his return is before November 28, which is the Clasico with Barcelona.
Here's the kicker- Portugal, who were able to clinch a qualifying game to qualify for the World Cup (how confusing is that?) plays Bosnia in two weeks, on the 14th and 18th. They are putting Ronaldo on the roster, expecting him to be ready to play!
President of the Portuguese Football Federation Gilberto Madail, says that Ronaldo wants to play in two weeks, and that he will be examined by the doctors for the national team to decide if he can actually play (which he can't).
I can in no way see Real let this happen. Playing with Portugal is what messed Ronaldo up so badly in the first place- he aggravated the ankle injury on October 10 trying to secure Portugal a play-off spot to qualify for the World Cup.
No way is Real going to let him play before he's actually ready to play and risk inflicting more serious damage on his ankle.
Plus, the man is not actually a machine. Yes, he pumps out goals like no other human being (maybe Messi), and he seems superhuman, but in reality he's just like everyone else. He needs time to recover from injuries, and in this case his ankle isn't healing as expected.
Portugal should be thinking of the health of their best player and rethink using him in their games.
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