Alexia under cotton wool with one week to go before the start of the women's World Cup

The twice winning of the Balloon of Gold, Alexia Putellas, has had a very complicated season as a result of the injury that suffered in the ligament crossed of his left knee on 5 July 2022. Hours before it initiated the Eurocopa Feminine, was moved away practically all the year of the terrains of game. The one of Mollet of the Vallès could go back to an announcement the past 30 April and even reached to contest 6 parties and 120 minutes with the Barcelona in the final stretch of the course.

In spite of not being in his best level and understanding that there was margin so that it was progressing to measure that advanced the days, Alexia was summoned in the prelista of the World-wide. Even in the first friendly against Panama reached to play 60 minutes, marking one of the goals of the commitment. Later, in press conference, the trainer Jorge Vilda ensured: "I have seen It in an optimum form by the moment that is in his recovery. Yesterday we pose to play 45 minutes and, if there was good feelings, 60. It could have played the whole party, but do not risk. The best of Alexia is for arriving and go to put everything to help it".

In the friendly second in front of Denmark, went back to play like titling contesting 58 minutes. In spite of have not marked a goal, yes had very good feelings and even reached to crash a balloon against the wood. However, since the Spanish delegation landed in New Zealand the past Saturday, the evolution of the midfield player of the Barcelona has not been the expected because of some physical annoyances that have prevented him train with his mates.

Descartada For the next commitments of the selection

This Friday, Spain will have his last previous friendly commitment to the start of the World-wide in front of Vietnam. The presence of the captain of the FC Barcelona is practically descartada and it will be necessary to expect to know if it will be able to be recovered for the day 21, when it produce the official debut in front of Costa Rica. For the moment, the idea is that it can follow a plan of readaptación that mitigate the annoyances and can play the World-wide without any type of obstacle.

This Thursday in the morning, the team made his last training and will have the free afternoon to be able to arrive of the best way before the crash in front of the number 32 of the ranking FIFA. For the moment, the important is the recovery of Alexia so that it can be to 100% physically and try help to the selection to conquer the title in New Zealand and Australia.