Overview
- Real Madrid’s medical staff said tests identified bacterial enterocolitis, an infection that inflames the small intestine and colon.
- Asencio was admitted for examinations after his condition worsened with repeated vomiting and about six kilograms of weight loss, according to reports citing COPE.
- The club said he was discharged and is following a treatment plan at home while doctors track his progress.
- The illness kept him out of the Champions League trip to Bayern Munich, which the club had first described as a gastroenteritis case.
- He has not played since the March 3 league match against Celta Vigo, and local reports note it is his fourth flu or digestive absence this season.