Luciano Sánchez broke the leg of Brazilian Marcelo in Copa Libertadores. The left back's leg bent in half during the first leg of the round of 16.
He underwent surgery for the first time on August 21 and a second time on November 25. Sánchchez appeared with a shocking and chilling scar on Diego Armando Maradona during the duel between Bicho and Independiente Rivadavia. He returned, this time playing for Independientse, that midfielder who was injured by Carlos Tevez in an Argentinos-Boca match in 2015.