Rafinha returned from Brazil’s international matches with a muscle injury, setting off alarm bells at Barcelona. The team’s leading scorer at the start of the season arrived in Barcelona to undergo tests, while the club will also conduct an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his injuries.
The goal is to identify the causes of the three injuries the 29-year-old forward sustained during Brazil’s national team training camps over the past six months. All three injuries are in the same location: his right thigh.
Therefore, before or after the examinations, there will be a discussion to determine whether there are recurring patterns in training or warm-ups that may have led to these injuries, especially if the training routines he follows with the Brazilian national team differ from those of his daily routine at Barcelona.
The 29-year-old star has 14 goals and 3 assists in 8 games this year, having made an impressive start to the season.
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