Real Madrid defender injured in Brazil national team camp. What do we know?

Real Madrid center-back Éder Militão sustains injury while with the Brazilian national team. The player will miss the upcoming matches against Ecuador and Paraguay.

Details: The 26-year-old footballer has been diagnosed with a muscle injury in his right thigh. According to The Athletic journalist Mario Cortegana, Militão is expected to be sidelined for 10 to 15 days. The Brazilian Football Confederation announced on its social media that the player will not participate in the upcoming national team matches.

Recall: Real Madrid now has seven injured players: Éder Militão, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Ferland Mendy, Dani Ceballos, and David Alaba. Notably, the team has only two healthy center-backs left: Antonio Rüdiger and Jesús Vallejo.

Additionally, Brazil will play their next match on the night of September 7 against Ecuador as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.