There was a lot of hope and excitement surrounding the arrival of Vitor Roque at Barcelona, but after two appearances off the bench to begin his Barça career the Brazilian was not used in the Spanish Super Cup, and there were reports about a possible injury for the 18-year-old forward.
Roque returned to the lineup in the Copa del Rey win away to Unionistas de Salamanca on Thursday, playing the final 10 minutes of the game as a late substitute. The Tigrinho is yet to score after his first three appearances and his health status seems a bit up in the air, so Xavi Hernández clarified the situation in his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday’s La Liga trip to Real Betis.