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Nelson Semedo's Injury Less Serious Than Feared After Full Back Stretchered Off on Portugal Duty

Barcelona full back and Portugal international Nelson Semedo left the field on a stretcher during his side's 4-2 win over Serbia on Saturday evening, after he was on the receiving end of a nasty tackle by Roma defender Aleksandar Kolarov.

The 25-year-old looked to be in a great deal of pain and was substituted on 65 minutes, with what appeared to be a serious injury to his right ankle.

It was initially feared that the injury may keep the right back out of action for a considerable amount of time, and reports in Spain claimed that Barcelona were bracing themselves for the worst over Semedo's diagnosis.