Last Thursday (22), the Athletic showed his technical and tactical strength in the 2–0 victory against Belgrano, in Córdoba (Argentina), ensuring his spot for the quarterfinals of the South American Cup. Meanwhile the match left marks on the cast.
In addition to Esquivel's embezzlement for the next agenda of the continental championship by the red card in the match, the Fernandinho steering wheel will also be embezzled in Hurricane. The player still felt pain during the game in Argentina and, on Saturday (24), the medical team of Athletico confirmed the injury of the player in the adductor, which means an acute injury to the groin, internal part of the thigh.
With the contusion, Fernandinho will embezzle the paranaense club in the next matches, still no forecast of return. The steering wheel continues to be evaluated to understand the severity, but the tendency is to confirm a grade 2 lesion to 3.
An injury to the grade 2 adductor involves injury to the fibers, but the overall integrity is preserved, while a grade 3 lesion is the total interruption of the fibers leading to loss of integrity of the tendon. In these cases, the common treatment time is at least 7 days.
Next Athletic matches
- 29/08 – Athletico x Vasco for the first game of the Brazilian Cup in São Januário;
- 01/09 – Athletico x Palm trees for the Brazilian Championship, at Ligga Arena;
- 11/09 – Athletico x Vasco for the game back of the Copa do Brasil, at Ligga Arena.
