“Exequiel Zeballos presents an external meniscal lesion in his left knee for which he must undergo surgery”reported the Professional Football Medical Department on the official Boca Juniors Twitter account.
In addition, he announced that the striker Nicolás Orsini suffered a tear in the femoral biceps of his left leg.
Although meniscal injuries can be recovered with anti-inflammatory treatments, the case of zeballos It was more serious than thought and he will have to undergo an arthroscopy to more optimally solve the ailment in his right knee.
This surgery would require between three and four weeks of recovery for the 20-year-old attacker.
On August 11, 2022, Boca defeated Agropecuario de Carlos Casares for the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup, but the result would be just a detail since the highlight was the hard kick of defender Milton Leyendeker to Zeballos, which caused him the rupture of the external ligament that joins the tibia with the fibula of the right leg. This caused the midfielder to be away from the courts for six months.
zeballos He returned to the Boca squad for the duel against Racing for the Champions Trophy in San Luis, where the “Academy” would win 2-1. However, he was only able to play again in the first game of the 2023 Professional League , in the victory of “Xeneize” against Atlético Tucumán 1-0 at La Bombonera.
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