Ricardo Rodriguez play as Starter against Sweden. This was announced by the Swiss national team with initial team approval, even though the left-back did not play in Betis’ last two matches due to some discomfort. … Muscular. It was a miraculous recovery in a crucial match for the Swiss team as they aim to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
The full-back, like other national team players, traveled last Monday, but was supposed to be examined by a Swiss doctor to assess his fitness. Because the inconvenience was not so important – this is also what Manuel Pellegrini explained – Ricciardo remained focused and tested himself in the last training session as well Give the go-ahead to participate.
The Swiss player was substituted at half-time against Mallorca.due to muscle discomfort. In principle, the decision was a precautionary measure, and even in the following days he participated in the training of the green and white team. Finally, Ricciardo was left out of the next Europa League game against Lyon after Pellegrini said he was not 100% fit and did not want to take any risks.
A similar situation occurred three days after the last match before the suspension of the league, when the Chilean coach again He was left out of the squad for the game against Valencia.. “Ricciardo is fine, but we didn’t want to risk any discomfort during the match. We thought it would be better not to mention him,” Pellegrini said, taking advantage of Valentin Gomes’ opportunity to continue at left-back.
now, Six days later, Ricardo is ready to play.. Betic has been announced in Murat Jakin’s starting eleven, with Kobel, Widmel, Elbede, Akanji, Abischer, Rieder, Xhaka, Ndoye, Embolo and Vargas to accompany him, so that’s likely to be the case, at least for the opening match.
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