Real Madrid's Valverde to miss Uruguay matches after suffering ankle sprain

[p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/uruguay/xMk44orG/"]Uruguay[/a] international sustained ‌the injury during [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/atl-madrid-jaarqpLQ/real-madrid-W8mj7MDD/?mid=hGycdKve"]Saturday's ‌2-1 defeat[/a] by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a] after a heavy ‌challenge from winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lee-kangin/YTVIJfxO/"]Lee ⁠Kang-in[/a], ‌an incident that did not ​result in a booking.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/valverde-federico/nscfER6B/"]Valverde[/a] completed the match ​but was later found to have suffered significant ⁠trauma ​to the ankle.[/b][/p][embed guid="99ed27d9-ffbf-4658-970b-b5c9373dc5a6" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2102351949219721499" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real[/a] manager Jose Mourinho criticised the officiating after the game, questioning ‌why no penalty was awarded for the challenge.[/p][p][b]A grade-three sprain is the most serious type of ligament injury and involves a complete tear of the affected ligament.[/b][/p][p]Spanish media ‌reports said Valverde ​is expected to be sidelined ‌for between two and three weeks, ruling him out of Uruguay's upcoming international fixtures.[/p]