Leandro Stillitano
is having a rocky start
in this new
Independiente
who needs to believe again that they can be a competitive team.
It is that this Monday it was confirmed that
Edgar Elizalde
will have to undergo surgery on the menisci of his left knee and will be left
out of the courts for a month and a half
.
This loss is added to that of
Luciano Gómez
, who dislocated his shoulder on the first date, and that of
Sergio Barreto
, in conflict over the renewal of his contract.
He will have to rearm almost the entire defense
of the coach who is in the middle of building Red.
In just three dates he lost three starters from the last line, Stillitano.
Elizalde was the last to fall.
On Saturday at Liniers - a 0-0 draw against Vélez - he had to ask for the change after 9 minutes of the game.
What happened?
He played a ball with Walter Bou and had a bad footing.
This produced a movement that resulted in severe knee pain.
The official part indicated:
"External meniscal syndrome of the left knee"
.
Medical studies were carried out and they determined that he will have to undergo an arthroscopy this Tuesday, something that will leave him inactive for six weeks.
Leandro Stillitano has to get his hands on the defense of Independiente.
Photo: Marcelo Carroll
On the first day - victory against Talleres in Córdoba - the one who was injured had been Gómez.
In his Independiente debut as a right back, he lasted no more than 11 minutes.
It is that he fell with all his weight on his left shoulder in an unfortunate play and his left shoulder came out of place.
The doctor must have accommodated him on the same playing field making a kind of tourniquet with a towel.
The player must have exited and could not move the zone.
Finally, it was determined that he suffered a dislocation and that this would take him away from the pitch for a month.
He is now in rehab.
As if that were not enough, Barreto was absent from Vélez.
El
Checho
is not hurt, but the leadership decided that he will not be taken into account until the extension of his bond, which expires on December 31, is not on track.
Sergio Barreto with the Independiente diver.
Will he continue at the club?
From Avellaneda they collided with the representative of the defender who emerged from the quarry since he requested a very high salary or that his client be sold at a low figure.
Given this, Barreto was not concentrated and his situation is uncertain.
As
Clarín
was able to find out , in the last hours there were talks between the DT, the sports director Pablo Cavallero and the footballer.
The defender also listened to a manager.
They say that he is hurt for not playing.
New conversations are expected this week to see if he reverses his position and returns to power his considered by Stillitano, who needs him more than ever.
It is that
Joaquín Laso
, his replacement, did not have a good performance at José Amalfitani, but he does not have many more variants.
If the Barreto issue is not resolved, surely Laso will start again on Sunday against Defense and Justice.
On the right he has the variants of
Javier Baez
and
Patricio Ostachuk
.
While
Ayrton Costa
can play as second central and
Damián Pérez
occupy the left side.
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