Enzo Fernández, absent from Chelsea: “medical visits” and a possible surgery raise alarm ahead of the Copa América

There is a concern going around Enzo Fernandez. This is nothing new, but the passage of time, at least, forces us to consider the situation. The pain at first pubalgia the one that appeared at the end of 2023 does not go away with the treatments carried out by the world champion midfielder. This Monday he didn’t even go to the bank. Chelsea against him Everton and I watched the recital of Cole Palmer with three goals in 28 minutes. And there are those who begin to raise the need for surgery, two months before the start of the Copa América.

“Axel Disasi and Enzo Fernández underwent medical examinations before the match”Chelsea’s official account responded in Spanish to a user asking about the San Martín native’s absence.

He had already missed two matches between the Christmas and New Year celebrations (Wolverhampton and Crystal Palace), which forced Argentine manager Mauricio Pochettino to refer to the injury. Beyond those declarations of December 19, Enzo Fernández He left with tears in his eyes after requesting a substitution 30 minutes into the match and watch from the stands the victory on penalties (4-2) over Newcastle, which at the time allowed them to access the semi-finals of the English League Cup.

“Enzo was a bit ill before the match and that’s why he wasn’t playing well, so I asked him how he was and he asked me to go out”Rosario’s coach explained at the end of the match.

They looked askance at Enzo Fernández for his performance. The world champion with Scaloneta arrived at the English club as the price of the transfer market, where the Blues put 121 million euros on the table to get him from Benfica, paid for a shot on goal, and now they demand something from Enzo that they cannot give it to him.

“My balance at Chelsea is a bit turbulent”, Enzo declared a few weeks ago. In England they first stated that the midfielder was seriously thinking of leaving, and in the last few hours they warned of the possibility that Chelsea would activate the one-year extra clause in the contract.

Only Enzo Fernández did not play five games of the season. Four were for the Premier League (including this Monday) and one for the FA Cup (the win over Leicester in the quarter-finals).

But now rumors are circulating again about a possible surgery to treat groin pain caused by groin pain. That decision would leave him out of the Copa América with the Argentina national team, which would add a complication for Lionel Scaloni who always thinks of him as an alternative to form the trident together with Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister and Giovani Lo Celso.