first minutes John Chetauya after more than five months in dry dock. The football player, who underwent surgery by doctors Ripoll and De Padro for a fracture in his fibula in mid-July, returned to the competition at the end of Tuesday’s match against Mirandés. And he did so shortly after teammate Óscar Plano suffered a serious ankle injury. “We are all very impressed. The result is behind us. We are all like a family in the locker room. This is a huge blow for the team,” he said as soon as the match ended.

Overcome your injury

His return did not go as he wanted: “It is both a bitter and sweet feeling because of what happened with Óscar, but at the same time I am happy that I was able to overcome these difficulties on a personal level. It was a very serious injury for me and it affected me, my loved ones and the team very much.Because we are a big family. “I’m so glad about that.”


John Chetauya in yesterday’s match between Elche and Mirandés JESÚS HERNANDEZ / ECF

Regarding the result, the player from Franjiverde said, “We would have loved to win, but a draw would have been better than losing. We were very impressed.” And about the future, John faces it “With great enthusiasm, today I felt like I was playing my first match again, and even more so, in front of our people and in our stadium.”

Asked why he wanted 2024, the defender said, “Let’s win many more victories and finish the league as high as possible to realize our dream.”