Osasuna suffer Delporte blow
Friday, January 5, 2007
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CA Osasuna will be without Ludovic Delporte for up to six weeks after the French midfielder pulled a calf muscle in his side's first training session of 2007.
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CA Osasuna will be without Ludovic Delporte for up to six weeks after the French midfielder pulled a right calf muscle in his side's first post-Christmas training session on Wednesday, making him a doubt for their UEFA Cup Round of 32 tie with FC Girondins de Bordeaux.
Absence confirmed
The 26-year-old, who has played in eight league games and three UEFA Cup matches this season, will be out of action for four to six weeks after tests today confirmed the extent of the injury. Osasuna, who are eighth in the Primera División ahead of their weekend return to action against Real Sociedad de Fútbol, take on Bordeaux on 14 and 22 February with the first leg in France.