Aramburu played 597 minutes. His cover has 54.

Jon Mikel Aramburu has been Pellegrino Matarazzo's one fixed point on the right: seven Liga starts out of seven, six of them complete, 597 of Real Sociedad's 630 league minutes. Venezuela played him the full 90 against both Japan and South Korea, then released him early from the third friendly. It didn't save him. He felt it in his first session back at Zubieta on 7 Oct, and the same day the club confirmed a muscle injury in his right soleus, with his availability "marked by his evolution." The club gave no grade and no timeline.

The graph is the depth behind him. Héctor Fort, the signing meant to cover, has 54 minutes this season (nine at Elche, 45 against Bournemouth) and has missed three straight sessions with knee discomfort. Mundo Deportivo says his best case is rejoining the group on Friday. Álvaro Odriozola is still out with his ACL. The obvious academy answer, Sanse's Iñaki Rupérez, is no longer under 23 and is registered with the second team, so he can't play for the first team this season.

So if Fort isn't ready, the right-back against Deportivo at Anoeta on Sunday 11 Oct (16:15 CEST) won't be a right-back. Pablo Marín and Igor Zubeldia, both just back from injury, and Luken Beitia are the names in the frame. Real Sociedad play five matches in 15 days.

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