Colombian striker Sebastian Villafigure of the Argentine Boca Juniorssuffered an injury to his right knee for which he will have to undergo surgery and may miss the rest of the season in which the Auriazules are fighting for the League and the Argentine Cup.
Villa’s injury
Villa, 26, who has been in Boca for four seasons, did not train on Tuesday afternoon after feeling severe pain in his right knee during the second half of Boca’s 2-1 victory over Atlético Tucumán, leader of the championship.
According to club sources that have not yet given an official medical report, Villa suffers a partial tear in the meniscus of his right knee and if he undergoes surgery he will miss the superclassic on September 11 against River Plate in La Bombonera and practically the rest of the Professional League, since the rehabilitation could take at least six weeks.
“It hurts him a lot, he wants to have surgery,” different sources from the leadership assured the Télam agency regarding Villa, who began physical therapy on Wednesday. Boca’s medical staff has already decided that Villa will be operated on with an arthroscopy to clean the affected area.
The injury is very bad news before the superclásico for Boca, which also suffers from the absence of the promising attacker ‘Changuito’ Exequiel Zevallos, 20, who suffered a fracture with an ankle ligament injury due to a hard kick against Agropecuario three weeks ago. .
Considered one of Boca’s most relevant players along with goalkeeper Agustín Rossi,
The judicial mess in progress
Villa faces a complex legal situation due to accusations of gender violence and abuse.
On September 19, the soccer player will undergo an oral trial in Argentina in the case initiated by his Colombian ex-girlfriend Daniela Cortés for gender-based violence and minor injuries, in an incident reported in April 2020. In another resounding case, on May 13 In the past, he was denounced for sexual abuse by a young woman who was his partner, although the player counterattacked days later with a presentation for false testimony against the complainant.
Boca authorities said they await a judicial decision to take action on the 26-year-old striker, who was described as “an example as a professional” by the club’s vice president, Juan Román Riquelme.
AFP
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