A good and a bad average for Lisandro Martínez. After setting off alarm bells over the weekend, it was confirmed this Monday that the severity of the injury suffered by the world champion in his team’s 3-0 victory Mancheser United on West Ham does not require surgical intervention: grade 2 sprain in the collateral ligament of the right knee. This is good news not only for the Red Devils but also for the Argentine National Team, whose coaching staff closely followed the evolution.
Sending strength, @LisandrMartinez 👊
Our defender has sustained a knee injury and is expected to be out of action for at least eight weeks. #MUFC
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 5, 2024
United’s own coach, Erik Ten Haghad revealed in a press conference that the injury that forced the central defender to leave the field “it didn’t look good“However, the studies carried out this Monday ruled out the worst scenario: the operation.
In any case, the injury is somewhat serious and will require Martínez to recover “at least two months,” according to the report provided by the club. Therefore, from England They aspire to have him again after the next FIFA date to be played in March, where the Argentine National Team will travel to China to face Nigeria and Ivory Coast..
The defender suffered the injury when 20 minutes of the second half and his rival Vladimir Coufal He disputed a ball with the defender near the baseline.
After the action of the game, the defender immediately requested medical assistance and left the field while all of Old Trafford showed their support shouting “Argentine, Argentine!“.
Fortune seems not to be on Martínez’s side. The thing is that he had recently returned to the starting lineup with United to begin to recover the football rhythm that he lost after suffering another knee injury that had sidelined him from the field for several months. Now, weeks after receiving the medical discharge, he will once again go through a recovery phase.
The continuous injuries did not allow the former Defensa y Justicia to obtain the filming expected so far: only 10 games have been played in the current season despite being an undisputed piece for the club. And Manchester suffers from it. “This is very bad for the team“Lamented Ten Hag.
As a result of the injury, there is little chance that Lisandro will be part of the next call for the Argentine National Team that Lionel Scaloni make to play the friendlies against Ivory Coast y Nigeriastarting on March 18, but the good news is that he will not miss the Copa América 2024 as was feared at some point.