The Argentine defender had to leave the field with the help of his Argentine teammates and his injury does not look good.
What had started as a great day before Manchester United it ended in the worst way. As part of the first leg for the quarter-finals of Europa Leaguethe Red Devils host Seville at Old Trafford. They started out winning 2-0, but they leveled agonizingly and, even worse, Lisandro Martinez He was injured.
WHAT INJURY HAS LISANDRO MARTÍNEZ HAD
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85′ ran when Licha, in possession of the ball, tried a dribble and collapsed on the grass. He quickly grabbed his ankle and couldn’t go any further from there. He even had to leave the field in the arms of Marcos Acuña and Gonzalo Montiel, his teammates.
At first a tendon injury was estimated, but Ten Hag gave upor at a press conference: “I can’t say what it is, but it’s not the Achilles tendon. No, that’s not the area.” After several investigations, it was determined that the defender has a fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone.
HOW LONG IS HE OUT AND WHAT MATCHES WILL HE MISS?
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The situation is much more hopeful than initially thought. Lisandro can have surgery next Monday, then he should be off court for between two and three months. It is quite possible that don’t miss a meeting with Argentinaas the qualifications begin in September against Ecuador, in the Monumental.
Source: Goal