Bednarek has started treatment but is unlikely to face Alverca | OneFootball

It is not a long-term injury, but Jan Bednarek is at serious risk of missing the match against Alverca, the game that will mark the start of FC Porto’s defence of the national title won in 2025/26.

The centre-back suffered, it should be remembered, a sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee during the Super Cup against Torreense. The Dragons attribute the problem to the poor condition of the pitch at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, chosen by the Portuguese Football Federation to host the competition won by FC Porto thanks to a goal from Victor Froholdt.

The Polish international’s injury came in the seventh minute. Even so, Bednarek remained on the pitch, hampered, until half-time, when he was substituted.

This Sunday, just a few hours after winning the Super Cup, the player was already at Olival, where he underwent his first treatment session. During the second half of the match against Torreense, he remained on the bench with ice on the injured knee.

Cláudio Ramos also went to the Jorge Costa Training and Sports Development Centre in Olival this Sunday, after picking up an injury in the friendly against Aston Villa.

The day off given by Francesco Farioli therefore did not extend to the entire squad. Bednarek and Cláudio Ramos are racing against time, but it is unlikely that either will recover in time to be included in the options for the opening league match on Sunday against Alverca.

Although Bednarek’s sprain is Grade 1, recovery in time for the visit of Alverca is practically impossible. The centre-back will be assessed daily and may have a better chance of returning to contention in the second round, against Rio Ave in Vila do Conde.

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