Real Madrid's injury problems got worse on Monday with the confirmation that Uruguayan midfielder Fede Valverde will be out of action for at least a month with a broken bone in his lower shin.

The Real Madrid website explained that Valverde has "been diagnosed with a fracture in the posterior tibial bone in his right leg," and although the club don't give a recovery time, only stating that his "recovery will continue to be assessed," he is likely to be sidelined for at least a month.

Valverde has become a key player in midfield and if he is out for a month he will miss at least six vital matches for Zinedine Zidane's side, including La Liga visits to face Villarreal and Sevilla as well as Champions League away games against Inter Milan and Shakhtar Donetsk, which will probably decide their European future.

If Valverde's recovery takes more than a month, he will also miss the first Madrid derby of the season, when Real Madrid faces Atletico on December 12th.

Real Madrid already has a long list of absentees through injuries with Dani Carvajal, Alvaro Odriozola and Nacho Fernandez all out with various problems, while Eder Militao, Casemiro and Eden Hazard all missed Sunday's 4-1 defeat to Valencia after testing positive for the coronavirus. 

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