Wolverhampton Wanderers will travel to the Riverside to take on Middlesbrough in the Championship tonight.
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo addressed the media ahead of his side’s clash with Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium tonight, and admitted that Diogo Jota will not be fit enough to play, as quoted by the Express & Star, in what will be a big blow for the league leaders.
The 21-year-old sustained an ankle injury during his side’s 3-0 win over Reading earlier this month, and he was initially expected to be out for around three weeks.
Jota joined Wolves on loan from Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2017, and he has proven to be a really important player for Nuno’s side, notching 13 goals and six assists in 37 Championship outings thus far.
Wolves currently sit comfortably at the top of the Championship table, 13 points clear of third placed Fulham, and Nuno will be hoping that he has a full compliment of players to call upon during his side’s run-in.
Unfortunately for the Black Country outfit, though, Jota will not be ready for his side’s clash with Boro tonight.
Nuno spoke to reporters, and shared how he improving, and slowly returning to full fitness, though, as quoted by the Express & Star:
“He’s improving, the injury that he had is a painful one. We’ll go day by day. We’ll see.”
Wolves face a home game against Hull City four days after their clash with Boro tonight, before they travel to Cardiff City for their huge top of the table clash on April 6th, and a return of nine points from those three outings could very well guarantee them their place int he top flight next term, should results elsewhere go their way.
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