Morante will be tested on Monday to determine his return date.

Morante de la Puebla will undergo field tests on Monday, August 18, to determine the date of his return to the bullring, according to Álvaro Acevedo in Cuadernos de Tauromaquia.

Morante still has the drain from the goring in Pontevedra, which couldn't be removed this Thursday as planned. Therefore, according to this same report, his first afternoon at the Málaga fair, which would be the same day he tests, is not yet due . Obviously, his presence in Gijón this Saturday and in Ciudad Real on Sunday is already ruled out.

So the possibility of him returning to Malaga for his second match, on August 20, is growing. But it's still too early to confirm anything definitive. The Lances de Futuro company reported that the first "sold out" sign for the fair had already been posted this afternoon.

The cigar-loving bullfighter had his scar retouched to bring his lips closer together at a clinic in Portugal, as reported by EL MUNDO.