Knee strain sidelines Samuel
Friday, August 27, 2004
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Walter Samuel could miss Real Madrid CF's opening UEFA Champions League game against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
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Three weeks
Club medical staff estimated that the 26-year-old Argentinian international, who sustained the injury to his right knee towards the end of Madrid's 3-1 win over the Polish side, would be out of action for two to three weeks.
Mallorca first
Samuel, who joined for €25m from AS Roma in May, will definitely sit out Madrid's first Primera División fixture against RCD Mallorca on Sunday, while the European tie against Leverkusen on 15 September could also come too soon. Roma and FC Dynamo Kyiv complete Group B.
