Belgrano suffers from losing his two best players due to the same injury

The debut of Belgrano de Córdoba in the South American Cup It ended in the worst way. Not because of the result, which was a valuable goalless draw against Inter de Porto Alegre, the “cuckoo” in group C that both share with Delfín of Ecuador and Real Tomayapo of Bolivia, but because of the serious injury to Lucas Passerini, who tore the cruciate ligaments in his right knee and he joined the cursed list of 20 footballers who play in Argentina and already suffered that diagnosis only during 2024.

There were 31 minutes of the second half at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium when the 29-year-old forward, the great figure of the Pirate, withstood Vitão’s mark with his back, a usual movement for him, but this time with the bad fortune that doubled the right knee and was left lying on the ground. He did not roll on the grass, but was left almost unable to move, and he left the field crying and holding his face. He feared the worst and it was confirmed just a while later: You will have between six and eight months of recovery.

“It’s a disgrace, I’m really sorry, it’s shitty news. every time a player gets hurt. The other day she was seeing that there are many cases. It is a topic to study, the truth is that I cannot find a logical or physiological explanation. We will try to collaborate to avoid,” he lamented. Edward ‘Guy’ Coudetthe coach of Inter Porto Alegre, upon finding out in the mixed zone of the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium.

It joins a wave of ligament injuries that seriously affect Argentine football this season. This Monday, Clarion He counted one by one the 18 injuries that left the first twelve rounds of Argentine soccer. Then Gastón Togni joined as number 19 and now Passerini is 20th in a long list that continues to add new players.

And the reference, once again, to the sayings of Jorge Batista, Boca Juniors doctor, is unavoidable. “Argentine soccer is extremely difficult,” said Batista, who listed some of the causes of this “epidemic” of cruciate injuries: “Very tight schedule, playing fields in some cases in poor condition, trends in the use of semicircular caps instead of round caps, psychological stress.”