A good and a bad average for
Lisandro Martínez
.
After raising alarm bells over the weekend, it was confirmed this Monday that the severity of the injury suffered by the world champion in
Manchester United
's 3-0 victory over 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 development.
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 Hag
, had revealed in a press conference that the injury that forced the central defender off the field "
wasn't looking 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 for "
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
.
Lisandro, sore after suffering a new injury this season.
Photo: AP Photo/Dave Thompson.
The defender suffered the injury
20 minutes into the second half
and his rival
Vladimir Coufal
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 him their support shouting "
Argentino, Argentino!
".
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 until now: 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.
Martpinez left Old Trafford applauded.
Photo: EFE/EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
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
makes to play the friendlies against
the Ivory Coast
and
Nigeria
, starting on March 18, but the good thing is that He will not miss the 2024 Copa América as was feared at some point.