Ousemma Darragi Faces Ten Days On The Sidelines
The Esperance midfielder couldn’t suit up for his club in Champions League play this weekend and will have to rehab his thigh for ten days.
By Rami Ayari
According to Infosfoot.net, Tunisian international midfielder Ousemma Darragi faces ten days on the sidelines after a thigh strain prevented him from playing in his side’s 4-1 Champions League victory over Burkina Faso’s ASFA-Yennega.
The player was expected to start the encounter but felt pain in his thigh and informed Esperance’s technical staff who decided to replace him Youssef Msekni, a young winger who had missed an entire week’s worth of training with a knock of his own. The decision ended up being the right one as the Stade Tunisien product contributed to two of his club’s four goals and emerged from the match without having hurt himself.
Following the match, Darragi underwent an MRI scan that confirmed his thigh pull. The attacking midfielder will be sidelined for a minimum of ten days and will then have a second scan performed to determine whether or not he is ready to return to full training with the rest of his team-mates.
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