{"id":298973,"date":"2023-11-28T21:28:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T21:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=298973"},"modified":"2023-11-28T21:28:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T21:28:17","slug":"rodrigo-bentancur-set-to-be-out-until-february-after-tearing-an-ankle-ligament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/rodrigo-bentancur-set-to-be-out-until-february-after-tearing-an-ankle-ligament\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodrigo Bentancur set to be out until February after tearing an ankle ligament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur is set to be out until February after tearing a ligament in his ankle, the PA news agency understands.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old was injured in a tackle from Aston Villa\u2019s Matty Cash during Sunday\u2019s 2-1 home Premier League defeat, and a scan on Tuesday confirmed the extent of the damage.<\/p>\n
The Uruguay international was making his first start since returning from an ACL injury that had kept him out since February.<\/p>\n
It represents a further blow for manager Ange Postecoglou, who is already contending with a lengthy list of absentees, with nine first-team players having been unavailable through injury or suspension for the Villa defeat.<\/p>\n
That list includes summer signings James Maddison and Micky van de Ven, who were influential in Spurs\u2019 unbeaten start to the season that saw them go top after eight games.<\/p>\n
Both went off during the 4-1 defeat to Chelsea earlier in November and are likely to be out until January, while defender Cristian Romero is currently serving a three-game ban after being red-carded against the Blues.<\/p>\n
Tottenham are on a run of three straight league defeats that has seen them slip from first to fifth.<\/p>\n