Manchester United have confirmed the extent of Lisandro Martínez’s injury which has worried the Argentina national team

A good and bad average for Lisandro Martinez. After raising alarm bells over the weekend, the severity of the injury sustained by the world champion in his team’s 3-0 win was confirmed on Monday Manchester United on West Ham does not require surgery: Grade 2 collateral ligament sprain of the right knee. This is good news not only for the Red Devils but also for the Argentina national team, whose coaching staff has been following the development closely.

United manager, Erik Ten Haghad revealed in the press conference that the injury that forced the central defender to leave the pitch”It didn’t look good“However, studies carried out this Monday have ruled out the worst case scenario: the operation.

In any case, the injury is quite serious and will require Martínez to recover.”at least two months” According to the report provided by the club. So from England The ambition is to have him back after the next FIFA match, scheduled for March, where the Argentina national team will travel to China to face Nigeria and Ivory Coast..

The defender suffered the injury when 20 minutes of the second half and his rival Vladimir Coufal He contested a ball to the defender near the baseline.

After the play, the defender immediately asked for medical assistance and left the pitch while the entire Old Trafford crowd showed its support by shouting “Argentine, Argentine!“.

Luck seems not to be on Martínez’s side. He had recently returned to the starting line-up for United to begin to rediscover the footballing rhythm that he had lost after suffering another knee injury that had kept him off the pitch for several months. Now, weeks after receiving medical discharge, he will once again go through a recovery phase.

Continuous injuries have not allowed the former Defensa y Justicia player to get the recovery expected so far: only 10 games have been played in the current season despite being an undisputed piece for the club. And Manchester suffers for it. “This is very bad for the team“Ten Witch complained.

Due to the injury, there is little chance that Lisandro will be part of the next Argentina national team call-up Lionel Scaloni play friendly matches against Ivory Coast AND Nigeriastarting March 18, but the good news is that he will not miss the 2024 Copa América as was feared at one point.