The return of Argentine Luis Ezequiel ‘Chimy’ Ávila was the highlight of the match that Osasuna and Getafe played today at El Sadar.
The Argentine striker, who entered the field in the 76th minute to replace Kike Barja, had not played again after his two serious knee injuries (two cruciate ligament tears, one per leg), since he did so for Last time on August 26, 2020. On that occasion, the Rosario player wore the red shirt against Mirandés in a friendly in Anduva. A few days later, the forward was seriously injured in training (September 9, 2020), a few days before starting LaLiga 2020-21.
The 27-year-old ‘Chimy’, before suffering his first serious injury, in a game against Levante (January 20, 2020), had 9 goals in 18 games, which put him on the Barça agenda. That was their last official meeting, a little over fourteen months ago.
Although the previous day he returned to an official call after 421 days of recovery, in the match against Huesca, and last week he played 63 minutes in a friendly against Eibar, it has been now, seven months after his second serious injury, when he has dressed again in shorts in an official match.