At this rate, Hervé Renard may have a lot of trouble composing a high-level attack line for the next Women’s World Cup, which will start in two months in Australia and New Zealand. While big question marks surround the presence of Parisians Kadidiatou Diani and (especially) Marie-Antoinette Katoto, injured for a long time, the new coach of Les Bleues will have to do without Delphine Cascarino for the World Cup.
Injured at the end of the match, Sunday at the Parc des Princes during the shock of D1 against Paris Saint-Germain (0-1), the Lyon striker underwent examinations on Wednesday which revealed “a partial rupture of the right anterior common ligament of the knee, as well as mobility and laxity requiring corrective surgery ”, as explained in the press release published this Thursday by Olympique Lyonnais.
It’s a huge blow for the 26-year-old player, a sure bet in the tricolor attack for several seasons, and who will be “absent from the field for several months” after her operation.