Hoang Thinh will pay for Hung Dung's treatment; Ronaldo isolated at Juventus

Hung Dung broke his leg.after Ngo Hoang Thinh's tackle, in round 5 of the V-League on March 23 at Thong Nhat Stadium. After the surgery was considered successful at Van Hanh Hospital, he returned to Hanoi and underwent light rehabilitation therapy. Recently, Hung Dung has started training with higher volume and intensity at the PVF Youth Football Training Center. The midfielder born in 1993 is expected to return to practice with the ball from September.

Hung Dung was exempted from surgery fees. His rehabilitation treatment has not been calculated in detail. However, according to the regulations of the VFF Disciplinary Board, Hoang Thinh must pay all treatment costs. This was confirmed by Hung Dung: "HCMC Club and Hoang Thinh often proactively called to update me on my injury situation. They committed to paying all treatment costs during the past time."

Hoang Thinh's tackle broke Hung Dung's leg in a V-League match at Thong Nhat Stadium on March 23. Photo: Lam Thoa

After the serious foul, Hoang Thinh publicly apologized and was suspended until the end of December 2021. Initially, he was considered absent for the rest of the V-League. However, due to Covid-19, the tournament was postponed to February 2022, so the midfielder from Nghe An will likely return from round 13 - the final round of phase I.

Assessing the recovery process, Hung Dung said: "I feel positive signs happening every day. Maybe fans will see me return in the 2022 season. In the first days, I had some difficulty in performing. However, the doctors advised me to take more time to rest and after 1 week, everything improved. The experts arranged for me to practice half a day or a full day, depending on the training plan.

Ronaldo isolated at Juventus

In recent training sessions, coach Allegri conducted many experiments, but Ronaldo was not in the squad. The 36-year-old striker was also absent from the friendly match between Juventus and the U23 youth team on August 19. Ronaldo, instead, attended the club's exchange with MotoGP racer Fabio Quartararo.

In the above training match, Allegri deployed almost his strongest team to prepare for the Serie A opening match against Udinese on August 22. Juventus, therefore, dominated and won easily 3-0, thanks to Paulo Dybala, Alvaro Morata and Aaron Ramsey.

Ronaldo has only 1 year left on his contract with Juventus and is said to be unhappy with his position at Juventus. Photo: AFP

At a press conference late last month, Allegri also hinted that Ronaldo no longer holds an unassailable position at Juventus. He said: "I expect a lot from Ronaldo in terms of responsibility, when he is fit and in the best physical condition. There are times during the season when Juventus have to play every 3 days. Therefore, I need to rotate the entire squad to ensure everyone's fitness."

China vs Vietnam match has new details

According to Sina newspaper, the match between China and Vietnam on October 7 may take place in China instead of Qatar.

Due to the complicated Covid-19 epidemic situation in China, the national team of this country decided to stay in Qatar in August and September. The Chinese team also chose Doha Stadium (Qatar) as the stadium to play against Japan in the second round of the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup on September 7. Previously, in the first round, the Australian team also borrowed Doha Stadium (Qatar) as a neutral stadium when facing China.

A few days ago, according to Sina, China may host the Vietnamese team in the third round of the World Cup qualifiers on October 7, also at Doha Stadium (Qatar). However, in the latest developments, also according to Sina, the Chinese Football Association is worried about the issue of Chinese team members having to stay abroad for a long time, in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic that has not been controlled. Therefore, the Chinese Football Association is still trying to find a solution to be able to organize matches at home, starting with the match against the Vietnamese team on October 7.

The Chinese national team will train in Qatar in August and September. Photo: China Daily

If that happens, at least the Vietnam team will avoid a long flight to West Asia. Instead, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team will only need a few hours to travel to the neighboring country. That will help the Vietnam team save a lot of energy for the first match against China in this qualifying round.