The Colombian is evolving in his recovery and the German coach hopes to be able to count on him soon.
bad news for Liverpool And Jurgen Kloppafter confirming the injury of one of the team’s figures, the Colombian Luis Diazsuffered in the game at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal, for the Premier League in which the red eventually fell 2-3.
The jack, who had been important in the game after providing an assist to Darwin Núñez for the partial one-goal draw, had to be replaced by Roberto Firmino in minute 42 of the match after taking a blow to one of his knees .
After the respective medical checks, the injury and the estimated recovery time were confirmed, which will keep ‘Lucho’ off the field for several weeks.
What injury does Luis Díaz have?
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The preliminary investigation indicated a severe blow to the knee that affected the ligaments and, despite the fact that the player was able to leave the field of play on his own, he will have to wait to return to normal training.
According to information from England, Luis Díaz was expected to be out until December, but he suffered a relapse during team training in Dubai that required surgery and his return is now expected in March 2023.
On Thursday, February 16, Díaz was again engaged in differentiated fieldwork, and the recovery was expected to end in mid-March. However, during the pre-match press conference against Bournemouth, Jurgen Klopp confirmed the speculation and assured that the farmer could return to the competition after the FIFA date this month.
According to the German, Díaz would start training with the group again in the second week of March and would be available the first days of April. And it seems that Klopp was right, as the most recent information indicates that Lucho started full training on March 28, but that will not be taken into account just yet.
In the previous press conference against Manchester City, Jürgen Klopp stated that he might be able to be there for the game against Arsenal on April 9, otherwise he would be locked in for the next game against Leeds on the 14th of the same month.
How many and which matches does Luis Díaz lose with Liverpool?
In this scenario, there will be several and transcendental matches that Díaz will miss with Liverpool, right at a difficult moment in the campaign where results have been erratic.
It is worth remembering that because of World Cup Qatar 2022stopped the Premier League on November 12 and returned on December 26.
According to the calendar, Lucho will miss the following 26 games:
- 10/12: Rangers – Liverpool, Champions League
- 16/10: Liverpool – Manchester City, Prime Minister
- 19/10: Liverpool v West Ham, Prime Minister
- 22/10: Nottingham Forrest – Premier Liverpool
- 26/10: Ajax – Liverpool, champions
- 29/10: Liverpool – Leeds, Prime Minister
- 1/11: Liverpool – Napoli, champions
- 6/11: Tottenham v Liverpool, Premier League
- 9/11: Liverpool – Derby, League Cup
- 12/11: Liverpool – Southampton, Premier League
- 22/12: Manchester City – Liverpool, League Cup
- 26/12: Aston Villa – Premier Liverpool
- 31/12: Liverpool v Leicester, Prime Minister
- 2/1: Brentford v Liverpool, Prime Minister
- 7/1: Liverpool v Wolverhampton, FA Cup
- 1/14: Brighton v Liverpool, Prime Minister
- 21/1: Liverpool – Chelsea, Premier League
- 4/2: Wolverhampton v Liverpool, Prime Minister
- 13/1: Liverpool v Everton, Prime Minister
- 18/01: Newcastle v Liverpool, Prime Minister
- 2/2: Liverpool – Real Madrid, champions
- 25/02: Crystal Palace – Premier Liverpool
- 4/3: Liverpool v Manchester United, Prime Minister
- 3/11: Bournemouth v Liverpool, Prime Minister
- 15/3: Real Madrid – Liverpool, Champions League
- 3/18: Liverpool v Fulham, Prime Minister
Source: Goal