Students: Pablo Piatti suffered a tear in the meniscus of his right knee and will be operated on tomorrow

The expectation generated by Pablo Piatti’s return to Estudiantes de La Plata turned into frustration when it was learned that the player suffered a ruptured internal meniscus in his right knee and will be operated on this Monday, according to the La Plata club.

Piatti, who returned to Argentine football after 14 years, began training last Wednesday and this Sunday it was learned that he suffered a “block” of his right knee which showed him a broken meniscus. This situation, in principle, marginalizes him from the camps between three and four weeks.

Ricardo Zielinski’s idea, if the qualification had arrived, was to include him in the squad for the match against Independiente, but obviously it will not be possible, even if he will be included in the Copa Libertadores list because his recovery would take about a month. . The participation of Piatti is excluded, at least in the visit of Fortaleza on June 30th. And it is estimated that he would not be in the second round.

The player was introduced last Tuesday ahead of the match against Sarmiento and stressed that returning to his homeland and to Estudiantes meant “a great responsibility”.