The Uruguayan footballer drags an injury in both of his knees that prevents him from having continuity in the first team, where he played 61 games since his arrival in 2023
He Uruguayan footballer Nicolás de la Cruz It does not travel a great present in the Flamengo of Brazil. He arrived at the club in December 2023, after passing through River Plate where it was a key piece, but His constant injuries prevented him from playing and settle in the first team.
The medical director of Flamengo, José Luis Runco, said the player suffers from an injury “Chronic and irreparable” in both knees. “As bipeds, we have difficulties with balance and muscle balance if any limb is already affected. We are doing everything possible to participate, but It is very complicated “Runco put In a WhatsApp group that leaked in the Brazilian press and generated a stir.
In addition, Dr. Runco said the steering wheel was signed Under an earlier management and that currently does not meet conditions to dispute official parties due to the physical deterioration of their knees, so he left the door open for a possible transfer. It is for that reason that the player responded publicly in his Instagram stories with a photo of his “Never let anyone tell you that you can’t do something.”
from the cross message
De la Cruz, which was incorporated by the Brazilian club In exchange for 16 million dollarsadd 25 games without playing and accumulates more than 100 days without activity. In this way, 21 games were lost due to their injury and has another 20 played in the current season. In total adds 61 meetings from your arrival to the clubwhere he scored three goals and gave six assists.
The footballer’s surroundings went out to defend him and reported that There is no such irreversible diagnosiswhere they emphasized that the Uruguayan played almost 50 games per season in the last five years and did not rule out reaching legal instances for the damage of your image.
The statement of the Nicolás de la Cruz representation agency
In the last hours, the agency that represents the Uruguayan midfielder, led by Paco Casal, He spread a statement In response to the statements of the head of the José Luis Runco medical area.
The broadcast text expressed a categorical rejection of the doctor’s wordsand warned that the player representatives “will analyze the relevant measures”In it he declares: this statement has surprised us from the medical director of the club. First, It is not a correct or ethical attitude by a professional that he has been part of the national team “and added that they will try to clarify with the club if this attitude is from the doctor or wine from the institution.
After that, he pointed against Runco’s sayings, who had commented that The player is no longer for competitive football: “Nico, in the 2024 season, played 41 games with Flamengo and eight with the Uruguayan team, Being a regular holder in the Copa América. He is a World Cup player who represents the Uruguayan team with players from great European clubs, champion of the Copa Libertadores with River Plate in Argentina and two -time champion of Rio de Janeiro with Flamengo, including the 2024 Brazilian Cup and the 2025 Super Cup. If we are going to talk about skill in competitive football, let’s loot these events“He said in the statement.
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