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Return to training delayed
Leoni (knee) is now expected to resume full team training during the next international break after his recovery from a serious knee injury took longer than initially anticipated, according to coach Andoni Iraola. "It's taking more time than we wanted. The planning was to train with the team in this past international break [but] probably it's going to be in the next international break, so we've lost one month in the process. Giovanni's injury, I wasn't here but talking to the medical department, it was not just an ACL - it was a bad injury, a lot of things around the knee were involved apart from the ACL. He has to be very confident, the rehab process has to be very careful with him and we want to make sure once he comes to the team, he stays there in a good place. It's true that we've had, not a setback, but a little bit of a delay, if you want. The plan now is he starts in the next break. It's not that far but it's a little bit later than we expected, yes."
