El Tigre suffers with the injury of the Midtjylland player, just before the tournament to be played in the United States.
By Felipe Pavez Farías
Updated on 05/25/2024 – 2:52 p.m. CLT
Updated on 05/25/2024 – 2:52 p.m. CLT
Ricardo Gareca faces an unexpected problem days before the 2024 Copa América is played. This is due to Darío Osorio’s injury, which will prevent him from playing in the definition of the Danish Super League this Sunday.
Osorio’s discomfort is due to a fibrillar rupture of the back of his left leg. The Bold media indicates that Osorio will be given a complete rest and that after FC Midtjylland’s duel against Silkeborg, he will travel to Chile to join the national team.
The injury to Midtjylland’s new jewel has generated concern. The Chilean He did not participate in training this Saturday before the key duel for the title. What the fans who were excited about having the national team in the attack to win the local title regretted.
Ricardo Gareca’s drastic decision
But beyond the magnitude of the injury, which occurred weeks before the start of the Copa América, the national team coach decided to immediately make a drastic decision. Ricardo Gareca does not leave any detail to chance and before reporting the squad list, he already knew that Osorio was injured. So he decided to reach an agreement with the player.
“The medical staff contacted their team in Europe. Gareca spoke with the player, and they reached an agreement that he can make it to the game against Paraguay. He will not be unknown and they have him considered to play”, assured Marco Escobar in DSports.
In this way, he could add some minutes in the friendly scheduled for June 11. Waiting for him to reach 100% for the duel against Peru in the Copa América debut on June 21.
