Barcelona’s Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo showed that he’s a great sportsman and a tough guy indeed because he took to the pitch on Wednesday night despite having rather painful surgery just five days earlier.Araujo was determined to help his team in the El Clasico clash played in the Spanish Super Cup despite still having two metal screws in his hand.Araujo was defending against Real Madrid yesterday with two screws in his hands. What a beast! 💀 pic.twitter.com/JhK9LUeoKd— BeksFCB #AFCON2021 (@Joshua_Ubeku) January 13, 2022 The Uruguayan picked up the injury in the Copa del Rey win over Linares Deportivo and was forced off at half-time. Barca subsequently confirmed the defender had actually fractured two metacarpals and would need to go under the knife.It was initially thought Araujo would be out for a little while, but the Uruguayan was back for the Super Cup and included in the starting eleven.Sunday, 16.00: (4.40) Elche (3.70) Villareal (1.88)The South American played the full 90 minutes plus extra time and, despite ending up on the losing side, earned a lot of new-found respect from the fans.The extent of Araujo’s condition was only revealed after the game when a bad-looking photo and the x-ray of his hand reached the social media.Araujo after returning to the Barcelona starting XI 4 days after a surgery for a broken hand pic.twitter.com/Mp8Dy5oV6C— K.Shah ➐ (@kshitijshah23) January 12, 2022 It was certainly an extraordinary effort from Araujo to get back in time to help his team after such a serious injury. The defender is fast becoming a key player at Barcelona and it’s thought his contract renewal is one of the club’s top priorities in 2022.
