The shocking image of the ankle of ‘Papu’ Gómez, who will have surgery for the injury sustained at the World Cup in Qatar

The coronation of the Argentina national team in Qatar 2022 had, in addition to football reasons, the enormous sacrifice of each of the players called up. The hunger for glory, the thirst for revenge and the illusion of making history were, without a doubt, reasons that did not go unnoticed at the time of the long-awaited coronation.

Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gómez has communicated, through his Instagram account, that he will have to undergo surgery on his ankle. It was with an impressive photo of his left foot and a heartfelt message in which he recounted his effort to be present in the decisive phase of the contest in Arab lands and where he hoped he would not be sorry for forcing the situation, which now leads to a operation, why it was not a simple distortionbut the injury damaged the ligaments in the area.

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“It all started like this, I don’t regret anything, I gave my all to win the World Cup and today my ankle is paying for it, but how beautiful that sacrifice was, that same effort I made to return two months later to Seville, trying everything… tomorrow it’s time to have surgery because what we’ve done hasn’t been enough to improve the ankle, it’s time to reshuffle and give again, it won’t be easy, I’ll go day by day, with conviction and peace of mind to give everything myself as I always have! ????????”, expressed the player released from Arsenal de Sarandí.

Papu was injured in the round of 16 against Australia, where the Argentina national team won 2-1 with goals from Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez, and from there he had no more participation in the World Cup.

When he returned to Andalusia after the celebrations, he missed the first four games for Sevilla. He reappeared on January 28, in the 3-0 win against Elche, where he played for 19 minutes, while subsequently not being called up for the visit to leaders Barcelona.

This Thursday, both the 34-year-old player and the Spanish club announced that he will undergo an arthroscopy on his left ankle within 24 hours, for which he will have to rest from sporting activity for several weeks.