A day after the muscle discomfort he felt in the first 10 minutes of Sunday’s (21/4) match against Lamia, in the hamstring muscles and was replaced as a precaution in the 21′, Bernard Duarte underwent an MRI late Monday afternoon (22/4 ).
The results of the MRI showed that the 32-year-old attacking midfielder has not suffered much “damage”, i.e. a contusion at the specific point, which would knock him out for 2-3 weeks.
However, because this is a very “insidious” point and the Brazilian had this discomfort in his hamstrings, his participation in Wednesday’s (24/4) big match against AEK at the OPAP Arena for the 7th matchday of the Super League play offs , remains at 50-50.
“Bernie” will try to train at noon on Tuesday (23/4), he will talk to the technical and medical team and possibly be included in the squad for the match against the “yellow and black”, with Fatih Terim waiting for him until last minute.
After all, Bernard knows his body better than anyone and it will be seen to a great extent by how he will feel at that particular point on Tuesday (23/4). However, Terim does not intend to take the risk if he does not have a completely clear picture until a few hours before the big game with AEK, preparing Plan B from now on.
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