Pepe, ankle surgery, one month off

Last update 2 January, 2013 by Julio Muñoz

Pepe will be out for around a month after undergoing surgery on his right ankle after the pain he had been suffering since mid-December did not subside.. The Real Madrid defender traveled to Porto, where Dr. Van Dijk performed an arthroscopy.

The player was transferred to the Espregueira Mendes Clinic. On Tuesday morning he did not exercise with the rest of his teammates in Valdebebas.

Pepe was already low security against Real Sociedad due to sanction. The player was a doubt for Málaga, The past 22 from December, due to the severe pain in the ankle with which he finished the game against Espanyol. Your technician. Jose Mourinho, and the footballer himself chose to force in La Rosaleda, last duel before the Christmas break.

On this occasion, It was Pepe himself who considered it more appropriate to put an end to his discomfort than to risk a major injury..