Catarina Macario of Juventus – OL (Photo by Marco Bertorelle / AFP)
Injury since 1 June and cruciate ligament rupture, Catarina Macario is not back yet. Present in Lyon, the American should be “back on the field in 4-5 weeks” for his coach.
Before going on vacation after qualifying for the 8th Champions League, Sonia Bompastor it kind of spoiled the mood for the second half of the season. While optimism was in order about major returns from injured players, the OL coach had shown rather restraint towards Ada Hegerberg and Catherine Macarius. For the second mentioned, the return to competitions had suffered a small delay with stages not yet validated. Sonia Bompastor was aiming to return by the end of February without saying whether in training or in competition.
The story appears to be different in the United States. On the sidelines of the announcement of the shortlist of players selected for the double date in New Zealand, Vlatko Andonovsky spoke about the case of Catarina Macarius, victim of a cruciate ligament rupture last June. The American coach assures the leader of Lyon “progressing very well” after a stay in Qatar and that she “it’s scheduled to be in the field in four to five weeks”. A more optimistic deadline than that ofOL.
