Diego Costa suffers grade II sprain to the external lateral ligament of the left ankle
Our striker was substituted in the 28th minute of Tuesday’s game in Jerusalem.
Diego Costa suffered a high grade sprain to the left ankle during Tuesday’s game against Beitar Jerusalem.
The striker underwent radiological tests at a Jerusalem hospital that ruled out bone damage. Once our team returned to Madrid, Costa underwent an MRI scan at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra that revealed a grade II sprain to the external lateral ligament of the left ankle. The Brazilian is to start physiotherapy treatment today.