Bernard’s magnetic did not show any damage, Terim will wait for him until the last moment for the match with AEK

Yesterday’s (21/4) emphatic victory of Panathinaikos in Lamia (5-0) left behind a single “cloud”: The muscle discomfort that Bernard Duarte felt in the hamstring muscles in the first 10 minutes of the match and led him to 21st minute as a precautionary replacement.

Understandably, the entire organization of the “clover” has fallen on the Brazilian and his degree of readiness and his playing condition ahead of tomorrow’s (24/4, 20:30) big match with AEK at the OPAP Arena, in the first ” final” for this year’s title (20:30 Cosmote Sport 1HD, Live from SPORT24).

The magnetic showed no damage

“Bernie” underwent an MRI late Monday afternoon (4/22), the result of which did not show any major “damage”, i.e. some contusion that would leave him out for 15-20 days. In essence, Bernard caught it himself with the discussions he had for a few minutes during the match with the technical team and he protected himself from something worse.

Nevertheless, precisely because this is a very “insidious” point and the Brazilian had this specific discomfort in his hamstrings, his participation in the big match with AEK still remains at 50-50.

Bernard (who only had treatment this morning) will try to train at noon on Tuesday (23/4), while he will speak with the technical and medical team. It is possible that he will be included in the squad for the match against the “yellow and black”, with Fatih Terim waiting for him until the last minute, that is until noon on Wednesday (24/4).

In any case, the Brazilian knows better than anyone his endurance and his body and there will be a clearer picture on Tuesday (23/4) with his participation remaining very limited for the time being.

And Terim, after all, does not intend to take the slightest risk with the Brazilian ace, if he does not have a completely clear picture until a few hours before the game with AEK. And it is very normal for him to prepare plan B from now on…