Lisandro Martínez will miss the rest of the season with a right foot injury

Lisandro Martínez he would miss the remainder of the season with a ruptured fifth metatarsal in his right foot. That’s good news, aside from the fact that he’ll be spending at least six weeks out of court. It is that at first it was feared that he had suffered a more serious injury, such as a ruptured Achilles tendon, when a few minutes from the end of the 2-2 draw between Manchester Utd AND Seville collapsed on the Old Trafford pitch without having made any contact with an opponent.

The bone injury was confirmed after medical tests were carried out on Friday. What remains to be defined is if Licha Martínez will have to be operated on or if they will bet on the recovery of the player without having to go through the operating room.

The image where the former Defense and Justice and Newell’s has been taken off the playing field since Marcos Acuña and Gonzalo Montielteammates of the Argentine national team and also participating in the World Cup victory in Qatar, has caused a lot of emotion among the Argentine fans and sent a great message of camaraderie.

Just Acuña dedicated a message to him through his Twitter account: “All the best friend and don’t be too much”wrote the egg.

The loss of the former Ajax defender will be more than delicate. His performance on the pitch has earned him the love of United fans, who even chant “Argentino, Argentino” whenever they get the chance.

However, Erik Ten Hag, the coach of the team, underlined his confidence for his possible replacements. “We have competent centre-backs. They have tested their level in the past and also this season. We have four or five excellent full-backs who can do the job.”detailed the coach.

Another who took it upon himself to send him all his support was Claudio “Chiqui” Tapiapresident of the AFA, who took to Twitter and left him a heartfelt message. “There will always be a place to share triumphs and sorrows. The @argentina team is family. Fuerza Licha ????????????????”said the head of Argentina’s soccer parent company.

The moment of the injury

There were only five minutes left in the game and Licha had the ball under control. Suddenly, and without contact with any rival, he felt pain in his right ankle and fell to the ground.

After being attended to by the United doctor, and unable to step on him, it was his international team-mates Acuña and Montiel who carried him on a stretcher to help him off the Old Trafford pitch.