Valencia take no risks with Guido ahead of Real Sociedad | OneFootball

Valencia are exercising caution with Guido Rodríguez ahead of Real Sociedad’s visit to Mestalla, mindful of his importance to the side.

According to AS, Valencia’s three worst displays, against Deportivo, Barcelona and Sevilla, all came without him, a sequence that prompted changes in the club’s sporting structure. Their first league win arrived on his return.

The midfielder took a blow in Vitoria and went off on 70 minutes, with pain and the effects of a recent muscle lay-off telling. He skipped Thursday’s session, instead doing recovery work with club physios, and there is no alarm.

Barring any setback, he should be in condition to feature on Sunday at 21:00, and head coach Óscar Sánchez is preparing with him in mind.

After the game, he will follow a specific conditioning plan during three weeks of international fixtures. Luis Rioja did not train and is certain to miss out.

Valencia worked on the outer pitch at Paterna, where access was damaged by heavy rain in the province on Wednesday night. New sporting director Braulio Vázquez watched on from pitchside in his first days at the club.

Source: AS

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