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Jesús ‘Tecatito’ Corona returns to training with his teammates
The Mexican striker was out for six months and was working separately on his recovery
Corona’s return to the courts seems close after the recovery he has had for six months after an injury that sidelined him from participating in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
the mexican end Jesus ‘Tecatito’ Corona He joined Sevilla squad training this Tuesday six months after he suffered a fractured fibula and ruptured ligaments in his left ankle in mid-August that required surgery.
To the Mexican, in the minutes that the preparatory session directed by the Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli was open to the press, he was seen in the dynamics of the group in the Sevilla sports city, where he was warmly received by his teammates, who subjected him to the traditional welcome ‘little corridor’.
Thecatitewho turned 30 last January, thus enters his last phase of rehabilitation after the previous August 18, he underwent surgery in a Seville clinic for the serious injury he suffered in training that same day at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan and that forced the Mexican international to leave the stadium by ambulance.
In the operation, the surgeon placed “a plate with screws in the fibula”, in addition to applying “a suture to both the external and internal ligaments” of the damaged ankle, according to what Sevilla reported at the time, which pointed out that the injury came “in a set of the game without any blow” and that, initially, this type of injury needed a recovery of between four and five months.
Due to this period, even the Mexican team considered the possibility of incorporating the winger for the Qatar World Cup 2022and more when he was seen on some occasion doing exercises on the grass of the sports city, although Tecatito had to go through the operating room again last December to undergo an arthroscopy in the affected area, something that, according to what was indicated So, it was part of his rehabilitation plan.
The Mexican end reached the Sevilla in January 2022 from Porto, with Julen Lopetegui on the bench of the Sevilla team and as its greatest supporter, having already directed it in his time at the helm of the Portuguese team.
In that past half season, Thecatite He had a great performance at Sevilla, with whom he played twenty-two official matches, with two goals scored and four assists, which helped the team finish fourth in LaLiga.
In this campaign, the Mexican started in Pamplona against health on the opening day of this championship and was injured the day before the team played the second game of the tournament at home, against Valladolid.
The presence of Tecatito along with his teammates comes in the last session before traveling, early on Wednesday, to the Dutch city of Eindhoven, where the team will play against PSV the return of the qualifying round prior to the round of 16 of the League Europea, which he arrives with a favorable 3-0 lead achieved last week in the first leg.
The team will train again on Wednesday, but it will be on the pitch of the Philips Stadion, a session scheduled after the appearance before the press of Jorge Sampaoli and one of his footballers at the match stage facilities, Sevilla reported on Tuesday.
