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Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa sustains left thigh injury

Notably, Diego Costa was replaced by Ivan Saponjic immediately after he complained of muscle pain in the 90th minute of Saturday’s encounter which Atletico won 2-1.

SNS | New Delhi | August 13, 2019 5:50 pm

Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa sustains left thigh injury

(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 20, 2019 Atletico Madrid's Spanish forward Diego Costa gestures during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Juventus FC at the Wanda Metropolitan stadium in Madrid. - Costa will pay 1.7 million euros, between evaded money and a fine, to the Spanish tax authorities who had been investigating the footballer for tax fraud, El Mundo newspaper reported on August 13, 2019. (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP)

Recent reports received on Tuesday reveal that La Liga side Atletico Madrid’s forward player Diego Costa has injured his left thigh during a friendly match against Serie A giants Juventus in Sweden.

Notably, Diego Costa was replaced by Ivan Saponjic immediately after he complained of muscle pain in the 90th minute of Saturday’s encounter which Atletico won 2-1.

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“Diego Costa suffers a muscle injury in the adductors of the left thigh,” the club said in a statement.

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“Costa underwent an MRI scan at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra and is pending response to treatment,” the statement added.

Atletico Madrid is all set to host Getafe on Sunday in the first week of the new La Liga season. It is worth noting here that Costa will not be able to take part in that match even if he regains fitness by then since he had been handed an eight-match ban after he had insulted a referee in a match against Barcelona which they went on to lose 2-0.

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