Yerry Mina is a confirmed casualty at Everton for this weekend’s game against Watford. The Colombian defender presented a muscle discomfort in the hamstring after returning to training for the Toffees and will be absent in his team’s next game in the Premier League, the second in a row after playing the South American Qualifiers with the Colombian National Team.
The news was confirmed by technical director Rafa Benítez at a press conference. The Spanish coach confessed the seriousness of the injury suffered by the player, but did not explain how long the center-back will be off the court. This is the Colombian’s first injury this season in England.
“I’ve always said that I don’t tell lies. Yerry Mina played three full games with the Colombian National Team, had to comply with the COVID-19 protocols and had a hamstring problem in one of the workouts these days and will not be available. It is what we have now with all the trips and the rules that each player has to comply with. He will not be for this game, “said the technical director.
This season where Everton is located in the eighth box of the standings in the Premier League with 14 points, Yerry Mina has played six games, five of them as a starter. In the Carabao Cup he did not manage to add minutes.
The match between Everton and Watford, valid for the ninth day of the Premier League, It will be played this Saturday, October 24 at 9:00 am (Colombian time) at Liverpool’s Goodison Park Stadium.
