Morena Beltrán says her boyfriend, Lucas Blondel, is in the right mood after rupturing his cruciate ligament

Lucas Blondel suffered a sprained right knee with a torn anterior cruciate ligament during the classic against San Lorenzo. This serious injury will leave him out of the field for several months and will require surgery. Before the operation, Morena BeltránESPN journalist and partner of the Boca defender, spoke on F90 on the topic.

“We regret what happened to Luquitas Blondel, I send her a big hug. Also, we send her a hug,” said Sebastián Vignolo at the opening of the program. “It’s very beautiful. It’s very beautiful. These are things that can happen,” Morena responded.

At another point in the program where the injury game was reviewed, Morena provided some details and showed Ruggeri the moment his knee locked up: “She got stuck. Lucas yells at Ferreira because he was next to her. The plug got stuck and she noticed it when she touched it”.

When asked how the Boca defender was, Morena replied: “Lucas is very very positive. He tries to reassure others, because there is also a family who cares a lot. Part of the family was in Rafaela for Easter and his father was in Switzerland.”

Dr. Batista’s worrying post

“Two weeks ago I uploaded a post that went unnoticed. Very tight calendar, playing fields in some cases in very poor condition, tendency to use semi-circular caps instead of round ones, mental stress (everyone has something at stake, relegation , final ranking etc.), physical tiredness. Argentine football is extremely difficult”, begins the message posted by Doctor Jorge Batista, Boca’s doctor, on his Instagram account.

But he didn’t stay there. “The work of the physical trainers is excellent. Even if the majority are indirect injuries, I must also underline that in European football the player is more protected. One or two fouls, yellow and then red. Of all this, only one comes to mind conclusion “I don’t see a quick way out. More and more players will continue to break, this is INEVITABLE.” So, in all caps, he detailed his reckless prediction on the matter.

Doctor Batista’s post, which points to the Argentine football federation for the number of ligament injuries after that of Lucas Blondel. (Image; Instagram @jpbatista) Post by Dr. Batista, who points to the Argentine football federation for the number of ligament injuries after that of Lucas Blondel. (Image; Instagram @jpbatista)

And – finally – he underlined: “There are no prevention programs that can be established because there are many variables to correct and in many cases they affect economic interests. A shame!”, she concluded, in what later turned out to be quite a catharsis of her own regarding a note that spoke of an “epidemic” of ligament ruptures.

Blondel’s injury against San Lorenzo

In an attempt to block Cristian Ferreira’s advance, Blondel’s right knee bent completely and he remained lying on the ground 16′ into the first half. Right away, They called for medical assistance for him, unable to move.

Boca doctors told Diego Martínez to make the change, as the former Tiger was unable to continue. They put him on the wagon and, Through tears, the current midfielder left the pitch. The boy Saralegui entered in his place.

At the end of the match, Boca released the player’s medical report: sprained right knee with rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament. MRI will be performed within the next 48 hours. He will be out of the field for a long time, as often happens with these types of injuries.

The 42 was starting to get a lot more shooting on the starboard side of the Xeneize. With a rigid line in defense and a sharp attitude when it came time to attack, he made the difference on his wing. So far, in 2024, he had played seven games in the League Cup and his debut against Central Norte in the Argentine Cup. He scored two goals: the discount in the defeat against Lanús and the great goal that broke the scoreless against Racing at La Bombonera. If we expand the statistics, since his arrival at Boca in August 2023, he scored two goals before the end of the year.

Blondel’s injury comes on top of Chelo Weigandt’s loan to Inter Miami. In times of double competition, the lack of a full-back due to injury plays a bad joke on Diego Martínez, who will have to see how he will put the pieces back in place thinking about the South American’s debut against Nacional Potosí next Wednesday, April 3rd.