Umtiti revives his drama with injuries in the defeat of Lecce

The Lecce saw interrupted his good series in the Series To with a surprising defeat in field of the Hellas Verona (2-0), a party in which the most worrisome news for the ones of Marco Baroni was the injury of Samuel Umtiti. The one of Yaundé left between tears in the minute 73 after suffering a hit in his right shoulder, being replaced by the central Alessandro Tuia already with the party cleared.

The player yielded by the FC Barcelona added four consecutive parties like titling in the tournament (two ties and two victories). The last fall for the group 'Giallorossi' was the past 29 October in front of the Juventus (0-1), split in which the Frenchman was acting. With 603 minutes in 8 parties of league, the player of 29 years recovered the continuity, but now goes back to be drop by injury, to fault to confirm the gravity of his problem in the shoulder.

The Saturday, Samuel had had a discreet party in Verona. The Hellas opened the marker in the minute 40 by means of the mediocentro Fabio Depaoli and expanded the difference in the 54' thanks to a so much of the Serbian Darko Lazovic. The visitors looked for to discount, but Verona sustained the result without too many difficulties and breathes in the zone of descent with 12 points, four less than the Sassuolo (16°).

In the meantime, the Lecce is still in the place 14 with 20 points, but could fall a stair if the Spezia wins the Sunday to the Udinese. 'Big Sam' was attended by the doctors to request of his rivals, after warning that the defender did not raise after falling badly on his right shoulder. The cameras attracted the crying of the French in the bench, fearing by a prolonged drop as a result of an injury that, in principle, did not seem so grave.

desconoce The gravity of the injury of Umtiti in Verona vs Lecce. It went out crying of the field... pic.twitter.com/anydq1xkd7

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The future of Umtiti, in the 'air'

The central will have to return to the Barça in summer if the Lecce descarta the option of purchase no compulsory that includes his cession. With agreement until June of 2026, the central renewed by four years in January of 2022 to recess his wage a 10 % additional. This operation allowed to inscribe to Ferran Torres when differing his emolumentos to the end of the season 2025/26. However, no descarta that the Frenchman finish forgiving part of the debt differed to the club if it attains to close a good agreement this year.