Midfield maestro Enzo Fernandez has left Argentina national team camp early, due to an injury/fitness concern. The good news is that the situation doesn’t sound too serious. It’s hard to say whether or not Enzo is “a doubt” for Saturday’s trip to Nottingham Forest.
Fernandez is reportedly suffering from “synovitis in his right knee,” which is a form of inflammation.
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Synovitis is the medical term for inflammation of the membrane that line synovial joints. So the most important thing for Enzo Fernandez right now is rest. After all, he’s been logging some major minutes for the Blues this season, and he could use some time off. Chelsea’s trip to the Tricky Trees is the first match on the Premier League docket next weekend.
However, we still have five full days until the match kicks off, so that is plenty of time to get that knee inflammation resolved.
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