Carlos Corberán confirms Guido Rodríguez out and another Valencia injury blow | OneFootball

Carlos Corberán has confirmed Guido Rodríguez is out and Pablo Maffeo will also miss Sunday’s trip to RC Deportivo de A Coruña. Neither has trained in recent days, with the Valencia head coach blaming fixture congestion for the setbacks. According to Superdeporte, he criticised LaLiga’s scheduling.

Before facing Betis he warned Valencia would compete at a disadvantage and called the situation incomprehensible. Five days later he repeated the message after losing two players to muscle issues in the past week.

Corberán said Valencia had been asked to play two August matches only two days apart, and argued the demands contributed to the problems suffered by Guido and Maffeo. Guido finished the opener against Celta on the limit yet still played 90 minutes versus Betis. He added he has pushed his players because the aim is to prioritise winning, accepting such situations can occur.

Centre-back Justin De Haas is also unavailable for Riazor as he continues his ankle recovery, which is expected to keep him out for a few more weeks. Corberán said the absences complicate his defensive selection but insisted they will not harm Valencia’s build-up play.

There was one boost, Dimitri Foulquier has trained with the group and will return to the squad for Depor. Corberán hailed it as very good news and praised the full-back for stepping up to help at a time of need.

Source: Superdeporte

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