The midfielder of the Chilean national team, Diego Valdeswas injured against Peru and is completely ruled out for La Roja’s next Copa América 2024 match, against Argentinaso Danish Midtjylland player Darío Osorio has a great chance of playing in his place on Tuesday.
Valdés suffered an injury to his left leg during the first half of the match against Peru and was unable to return to the match after the break.
The footballer of America He is out against Argentina and the Chilean coaching staff wants to wait to see how he responds before ruling him out for the duel against Canada, on Saturday the 29th in Orlando.
“For this game (Argentina) is not there, for sure, for Canada we are going to evaluate. He has a muscle injury and the idea is to evaluate it day by day,” said Chile’s coach, Ricardo Gareca, in the press conference held at the Metlife Stadium, scene of the duel against the Albiceleste.
Gareca showed his support for Darío Osoriothe 20-year-old who replaced Valdés after the break and who was highly criticized for his play.
“He has worked hard to recover from the injury he had that prevented him from playing the last day in Denmark. He has worked to get in the best shape, we all trust in his great conditions and it depends on him.
“I don’t think people are upset with him. We have high expectations and we have a lot of confidence in his ability. The entire team knows the potential he has, now it depends on him,” he said.
The Andean team’s strategist hinted that he could repeat as a substitute for Valdés. “He has worked very well and has a great chance of being there tomorrow,” he assured.
Physical and emotional recovery, keys for the Chilean coach
The coach was convinced that he will be able to count on the rest of the players in good condition, despite the fatigue from the first game and the painful journey that the Chilean delegation experienced to arrive in New Jersey, where they arrived at midnight on Monday.
“I think everyone will be fine for tomorrow, beyond what the debut demanded and then the many hours of flight. We arrived quite late. We will wait until the last moment to see if any discomfort arises, but I don’t think they will have a problem arriving in optimal conditions,” he highlighted.
Regarding the emotional part, after conceding a draw against Peru that they did not count on, the La Roja coach assured that the squad is in good spirits.
“I see the boys doing very well. Beyond the fact that we had aspirations of starting with a victory, the debuts are very complicated and Peru is a strong rival, which since 2011 has been in the final stages of the Cup. Emotionally, it was not what that we came to look for, but we are fully recovered,” he stated.
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