Luciano Perdomo, the captain of the Chacarita who was the victim of a very serious accident, is very close to leaving intensive care

The news for Luciano Perdomo They are encouraging. Although he continues to remain in an intensive care room of the Miter Sanatorium, where he arrived after a violent accident with his car while on his way to train in Chacarita, His evolution allowed him to be on the waiting list for a common room.

The 27-year-old footballer has been without an artificial respirator for 48 years and suffered a serious head injury following the car accident that occurred in San Miguel del Monte while he was on his way to his team’s training session at the UTA property in Moreno on January 22 .

The latest medical report indicates that Perdomo is “stable and lucid” and is feeding through a tube, as he was taken off the artificial respirator on Wednesday. The severity of the case is such that it is not yet known whether he will have to undergo maxillofacial surgery: his face continues to be disfigured by swelling.

In that context It is impossible to predict his return to football. Chacarita’s medical team has not signaled a possible return to training. “The focus is on another aspect, nothing that has to do with his footballing future is being considered,” club sources admitted.

Perdomo has no problems “from the neck down”, however the complexity is such that he will most likely not be able to return to playing football this year. The most optimistic believe that he can make it by the end of the season. Of all the predictions, no one is a doctor.

“We cannot talk about deadlines for his return to activity, but we estimate that in a few days, I don’t want to talk about deadlines, but he will soon return home,” clarified the doctor at the Chacarita campus. Martino Romagnoli, in dialogue with Clarion.

The doctor also said that the footballer is in good spirits and optimistic. However, once discharged, you will have to undergo studies and evaluations by different specialists to treat the injuries that have remained in the background due to the initial severity of your situation.

«He will go to the general room. The evolution is very good, he is now conscious and lucid without respiratory assistance. He has several fractures in the bones of the face, one in the septum which will be resolved by an otolaryngologist, but it is not urgent: he can wait until he is discharged, at a later time”, explained Romagnoli.

Who is Perdomo?

Known as Puchi, the footballer was born 27 years ago in La Matanza and trained in the lower divisions of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata. From there he went on loan to Aldosivi de Mar del Plata and was then loaned to club San Martín, where he joined permanently after being released by Lobo. He had just renewed his contract until the end of 2025.

Since arriving in Chacarita, Perdomo has established himself as one of the pillars of the team that was one of the protagonists of the last season as well as being left without the possibility of obtaining promotion to the Professional League, which in the end was in the hands of Independent Rivadavia de Mendoza and Deportivo Riestra.

Chacarita will debut in the 2024 season on Saturday at 5pm in San Martín, home of Deportivo Maipú. “It’s a difficult moment. It was a knockout blow, but it didn’t change our course. We are standing, waiting for the evolution. He is our captain and we will wait for him,” said coach Anibal Biggeri. of the undertaker.