{"id":16271,"date":"2025-10-16T18:35:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=648311"},"modified":"2025-10-16T18:35:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:05:45","slug":"franco-mastantuono-returns-to-action-ahead-of-crucial-fixtures-for-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/franco-mastantuono-returns-to-action-ahead-of-crucial-fixtures-for-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Franco Mastantuono returns to action ahead of crucial fixtures for Real Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid have received a major boost as teenage sensation Franco Mastantuono has recovered from a minor muscle issue and is set to return to action. The 17-year-old midfielder, who recently withdrew from Argentina\u2019s squad due to muscle overload, has now resumed full training and will be available for Los Blancos\u2019 upcoming fixtures, including Getafe, Juventus, and the highly anticipated El Cl\u00e1sico.<\/p>\n<p>Mastantuono\u2019s return comes as a timely relief for new head coach Xabi Alonso, who sees the young Argentine as a key part of his plans. Since joining from River Plate earlier this year, Mastantuono has impressed both fans and staff with his maturity, vision, and technical quality, quickly earning a reputation as one of Real Madrid\u2019s brightest prospects.<\/p>\n<p>Alonso, known for his tactical intelligence and ability to develop young players, is expected to integrate Mastantuono gradually but decisively in the coming weeks. With fixtures coming thick and fast across La Liga and the Champions League, the midfielder\u2019s creativity and work rate could be crucial in maintaining Real Madrid\u2019s rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>Sources from Valdebebas confirm that Mastantuono completed several intense training sessions without discomfort and is \u201cfully fit and motivated\u201d to return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid have received a major boost as teenage sensation Franco Mastantuono has recovered from a minor muscle issue and\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":37198,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3686,682,1823,3796,4009,1303,3919,2109,266,3608],"class_list":["post-16271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-david-ornstein","tag-el-clasico","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-football","tag-franco-mastantuono","tag-injury","tag-la-liga","tag-madrid","tag-real-madrid","tag-xabi-alonso"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}