Although at América de Cali they had hope that Joel Graterol’s injury was not serious, this Sunday, unfortunately, it was confirmed that the problem suffered by the Venezuelan goalkeeper will take him off the field for several months.
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“Studies are going to be carried out and from there we will have the clearest diagnosis of what happened to Joel, but we fear that it is something important because of how it happened, because of how he was. But hey, let’s pray that it is something minor” coach Jorge ‘Polilla’ da Silva had said on Saturday.
The club issued a statement this Sunday in which it confirmed that Graterol suffered a rupture of the patellar tendon in his left knee and that this will force the goalkeeper to undergo surgery.
Graterol’s injury occurred in the 36th minute, when he fell badly while trying to cut out a cross. The signs of pain were evident and his companions immediately requested medical attention.
How long would goalkeeper Joel Graterol be out of work?
This was the same injury that FC Barcelona goalkeeper, German Marc-André Ter Stegen, suffered on September 23, who suffered a complete tendon rupture and could be out of the field for at least eight months.
Also, at the time, it was the same problem that Brazilian Ronaldo experienced, who later recovered to win the world title with Brazil in the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.
America will lose Graterol in the remainder of the semester. Jorge Soto and Juan David Quintero are the goalkeepers available for the League and the BetPlay Cup.
Graterol will also be out for the Venezuelan National Team. He had been called up by coach Fernando Batista for the matches of the double qualifying round in October, in which the team will face Argentina and Paraguay.
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