The Chilean central defender Guillermo Maripán will not be able to continue playing the rest of the Copa América matches after his injury suffered against Uruguay, the Chilean soccer team reported this Saturday.
“Maripán presents a microfibrillary tear of the rectus anterior of the right leg, for which he will be in the recovery stage and is not in a position to participate in the rest of the competition, “said the team's medical staff.
The footballer, 27 and who currently plays for AS de Monaco, came out early on Monday in the clash against Uruguay after suffering discomfort.
The selection also indicated in the same statement that “Erick Pulgar suffered a low grade muscle injury, which has evolved satisfactorily, being in kinesic treatment “and that Gary Medel to join gradually to practices.
If both players continue on that same line, they could be in the quarterfinals.
La Roja, after accumulating two draws, a victory and a defeat in its area, can finish located in the third or fourth position of the table with its five units in Group A.
After the defeat against Paraguay on Thursday, the team that directs Martín Lasarte returned to Santiago to concentrate on a hotel in the eastern zone and prepare for the quarterfinals of the Copa América.
One of the key pieces of the Chilean team, the steering wheel Arturo vidal, He is not at his maximum physical capacity after being paused since March due to a knee operation and a contagion by covid-19, and Alexis Sánchez did not even travel to Brazil to recover in Santiago from a thin plantar injury.