Beyond his greater or lesser success with the ball at his feet, little can be blamed on Ronald Araújo on a football field, a central defender with an infectious attitude and irreproachable commitment to his team, Barça.
The Uruguayan defender, 24, learned this Wednesday that during last Sunday's match against Atlético he had suffered a small fracture in his jaw in an action with Marcos Llorente, as revealed by Sport and Mundo Deportivo.
Araújo was on the grass for a few moments in pain but when he was hot he did not notice that the pain was so serious. Once the affected area woke up, he began to feel pain until a small fracture in his cheekbone was revealed.
But, as La Vanguardia has been able to confirm, if the Uruguayan center-back wants to avoid something with the approval of the club's doctors, it is to undergo surgery and add a new loss to Xavi's squad at a momentous moment of the season like the one he is going through. now Barça.
With the doctors' consent, Araújo is confident that in a few weeks the fracture will heal on its own, as happens with other bones in the body, and thus be able to continue helping Barça on the pitch.
Of course, as one of the great idols of Barcelona fans like Carles Puyol did, for example, Araújo will play with a protective mask to prevent his injury from getting worse. An image that can be seen this Sunday on the occasion of Girona's visit to Montjuïc.
We must not forget that Araújo was chosen as one of the captains of the Barça locker room despite his youth, a choice that demonstrates the weight he has in the Barça squad due to the previously mentioned commitment that he has always shown. On Sunday against Atlético he already wore the bracelet due to Ter Stegen's injury, who in his case has opted to undergo surgery to solve his back problems.
