Getafe CF has one of the lowest operating budgets in Spain’s top soccer circuit, La Liga. That puts a premium on the club keeping its starting players healthy. Depth is hard to afford.
The team used to endure about three notable injuries per month, but something curious happened last year: that rate fell to one per month. The club had a 65-percent reduction in days missed due to injury. Some 80 percent of the injuries that still occurred also came with identifiable warnings, indicating both that there is room for improvement and how hard benching an important player can be.