First David Alaba and now him, he’s been injured and will miss Real Madrid-Juventus.

The latest injury recorded by Real Madrid during the Club World Cup is a medical absence that is causing considerable concern. David Alaba was in the final stage of his recovery but has seen the soleus muscle in his left leg added to the list of recently recorded problems.

The Austrian "4"'s exit from Xabi Alonso's plans for the Club World Cup round of 16 match doesn't change its original roadmap much... but it does reopen certain debates in the Valdebebas offices regarding the depth of the first team squad. This is especially true with the formation change that, in the match against RB Salzburg, proved to be more than effective.

Given these circumstances, David Alaba's injury isn't the only headline in the days leading up to Real Madrid-Juventus of Turin. The bianconeri will have to play the match at Hard Rock Stadium without one of the most important players chosen by its coach: Igor Tudor.

The successor to Massimiliano Allegri at the Vecchia Signora has seen one of its most important footballers, a young 22-year-old center back, ruled out of the round of 16 match. His injury also occurred in an especially negative match: the heavy defeat against Manchester City in the last matchday of the group stage, an unforgettable 2-5.

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Nicolò Savona fell to the ground during a play around the hour mark. The situation didn't seem ideal, bad omens that Juventus of Turin's medical staff have recently confirmed with medical tests. The verdict on the Turin center back's injury is devastating.

Because Nicolò Savona won't just miss the match against Real Madrid, the Club World Cup round of 16. If the Italian team were to defeat the white team, the "37" bianconero also wouldn't be able to appear on Igor Tudor's lists for the rest of the knockout rounds.

The high-grade capsular ligament injury revealed by those tests rules Nicolò Savona out of Juventus of Turin. The medical report published in Italy states that the player has already started his recovery process. At the same time, he will be re-evaluated in one month.

By then, Juventus of Turin's medical staff believe that Nicolò Savona will be about to complete his recovery from his significant left ankle injury. His return to Italian football would be just in time for the start of the 25/26 season, Igor Tudor's first full campaign as Massimiliano Allegri's successor.