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Explained: Why Vitor Roque didn’t play for Barcelona against Osasuna

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Barcelona new signing Vitor Roque didn’t feature in the team’s Spanish Super Cup semi-final win over Osasuna after picking up a knock against Barbastro.

Diario Sport have revealed the new signing picked up a hamstring niggle in the Copa del Rey win, and Barca opted to wrap him up in cotton wool instead,

Vitor Roque has also missed a couple of training sessions with Barcelona, although tests have ruled out any injury.

Yet Barcelona have decided to use “maximum caution” when it comes to their forward and are not willing to take any risks at all with his fitness.