The good draw obtained by Argentinos Juniors against Fluminense (1-1), in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores 2023 round of 16, in La Paternal, was overshadowed by the terrible injury suffered by Luciano Sánchez. The Argentine defender received a stomp from Brazilian Marcelo Vieira and his leg twisted in a dramatic scene that took place on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, the full-back now has a dislocated left knee, according to the medical report from 'Bicho', provided after the match.
Although the player still has to undergo surgery to determine more details about his recovery, it is estimated that he could be out of the field for eight months to a year. As expected, all Argentinos Jrs. fans have wished strength and a speedy recovery to the footballer.
"Luciano Sanchez has, technically, like a separation of the tibia and fibula. He broke the posterior and anterior cruciate ligaments. We need to do a reconstruction, I've never seen anything like it," said Alejandro Ronconi, doctor of Argentinos Jrs. to DIRECTV Sports.