Injury bug strikes again: Valente leaves Feyenoord training with groin injury

[p]The 22-year-old midfielder has been one of the few [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a] players unbothered by the injury plague that hit Robin van Persie's squad, appearing in 38 games across all competitions and missing just two with suspensions.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/valente-luciano/4j2kSvnC/"]Valente[/a] left Tuesday's public training session holding his upper leg, specifically around his groin. The club have not communicated about the injury yet.[/p][image alt="Feyenoord Luciano Valente (2-R) holds his leg as he's forced to leave Tuesday's training session" id="93d32204-13ce-476d-a4fd-8645dc196f53" credit-line="ČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Box to Box Pictures/Ron Sluimer" guid="fcb0711c-6590-41b0-b8fb-535f396666f2" original-width="1400" original-height="933" /][p]The Italian-Dutch midfielder has featured in both of Ronald Koeman's last two Netherlands squads and is a contender to join the national team for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.[/p][p]Koeman already saw [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schouten-jerdy/lYVHp6x4/"]Jerdy Schouten[/a] sustain a torn ACL in the Eredivisie champions' 4-3 win over FC Utrecht last weekend, making the midfielder unable to join the Netherlands at the tournament.[/p][p]In 38 games for Feyenoord this season, Luciano Valente has scored three goals and provided seven assists.[/p]