Carriço will definitely miss the UEFA Super Cup against Barcelona, to be played on Tuesday 11 August. The Portuguese defender is suffering from a thigh injury was ruled out definitively on Thursday.
This means Emery will be unable to use last season’s tried-and-tested defensive pairing of Pareja and Carriço, with Kolo and Rami the likely replacements, despite the fact that both are currently recovering from a bout of gastroenteritis that has also affected Nzonzi.
Other options open to the Sevilla coach are repositioning Krychowiak from midfield, or calling up Luismi from the Sevilla B team.