Diego Simeon, coach of the Atletico Madrid, will lose the striker for the next two months Matheus Cunhawho will also be absent from the next call-up of the Brazilian team for the matches at the end of March against Bolivia Y Chile in the qualifying phase for the 2022 World Cup, suffering a “high-grade sprain of the internal lateral ligament of the right knee,” according to the club.
Injured in the 65th minute of this Wednesday’s game against Levantewhen Oscar Duarte fell involuntarily on top of that joint, which suffered a torsion for that reason, the attacker underwent medical tests on Thursday in the Navarra University Clinic in Madrid, in which the aforementioned extent of the injury was detected, of which the club does not report the recovery period, it only states that the footballer “is pending evolution.”
The player wanted to leave a message on social networks. “Thank you all for the messages! Of evils, the least. Happy as always and focused a thousand on recovery, ”wrote the striker.
The message of Matheus Cunha, footballer of Atlético de Madrid.
In addition, the footballer shared an image with Joao Felix, who went to visit him, by surprise, at his home to find out his condition after the injury. “Thank you for the visit my brother, I love you,” the player wrote about his partner.
The player had already written a message, after the defeat against Levante, which can also be used on the subject of the injury. “One step at a time, even half a step. Keep going, there’s no reason to be in a hurry. Don’t lose motivation just because things don’t go according to plan. Adversity breeds wisdom and that’s what will lead to success,” he explained. .
WITHDRAWAL PERIOD
According to EFE Agencythis type of “high-grade” injury requires around two months off to return to competition, depending on the evolution of each one.
This means that the attacker, starting this Wednesday against Levante, will be out of action until mid-April and will miss at least the next ten official games for the rojiblanco team: in LaLiga in this order, in front of the Osasunathe Celticthe Betisthe Cádizthe Vallecano Ray, the Alavesthe Mallorca and the Spanishand in the Champions League the round of 16 tie against Manchester United and, in the case of going ahead, also the two quarterfinal matches of the continental competition.
Matheus Cunhawhich is added to Daniel Wass, Rodrigo de Paul, Mario Hermoso and, perhaps, Yannick Carrasco on Atlético’s casualty list for next Saturday’s visit to Osasuna in the sadar, in the most immediate game of the rojiblanco team, he has participated in 27 of the 31 team games since his signing from Hertha Berlin from last summer.
In that journey, the striker has been a starter in just five games, although these include the last two consecutive duels, and has scored six goals, five of them in the four most recent rounds of the league championship.
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