Johnny Cardoso informed the club of his injury and will be evaluated by his team’s doctors

11/15/2024

Updated at 1:06 p.m.

Johnny Cardoso informed the medical services of the Betis about his condition just after the match between Jamaica and the United States in which he had to be substituted in the 21st minute due to discomfort in the back of his left knee. The midfielder wanted to reassure everyone by considering that he has muscle pain but that he has not suffered a typical muscle puncture that would cause him to be sidelined for several weeks with almost no prior evaluations. In fact, Cardoso will be examined by United States doctors shortly to find out if he continues to concentrate for the duel against Jamaica on Tuesday or immediately returns to Seville.

At Betis they are waiting and trust that the blow will remain just that given that Cardoso’s position is one of the most delicate on the team with the prolonged absence of William Carvalho and stem cell treatment Marc Roca which will make him be absent from the playing fields for even longer. In this way, the only one of the first team who is fully available waiting for Cardoso is Altimira, with the reinforcement of youth squad Mateo.

«We still don’t have much information about Johnny, but let’s hope it’s nothing. If he is injured for the Valencia game, then we will have to look at the youth team,” said Ramón Alarcón, CEO of Betis, before the media this morning about the state of the North American player.

The time difference makes communication slower between the parties and the Heliopolitan club is waiting for more information from the medical services of the American team to know the extent of this injury. The player already reassured by pointing out that it was a severe muscle pain but the tests will clarify his final condition and whether he will miss a game. Betis already suffered this incidence of the “FIFA virus” with Lo Celso in the previous league break.