Real Madrid’s injury woes mounted Friday with news that two more top strikers — Frenchman Karim Benzema and Argentina’s Gonzalo Higuain — are unavailable for the match against Gijon this weekend.
Benzema is injured in both feet and Higuain has a muscle problem in his left leg, the club said.
Real is already without Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo, who has a sprained ankle, and Dutch striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy, who has been sidelined for several weeks with a thigh muscle injury.
Coach Manuel Pellegrini has been forced to call up 21-year-old Paraguayan Javier Acuna from the reserves to support veteran captain Raul up front.
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