‘Pity’ Martínez tore the cruciate ligaments in his left knee

Soccer player Gonzalo “Pity” Martínez suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his left knee, as confirmed on Tuesday by his team, Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia, on his social networks.

“Medical tests have shown an injury to Pity Martinez’s anterior cruciate ligament. We wish him a speedy recovery. You will come back stronger, cheer up,” published the club, which is leading the Arab league and has the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo as its main figure.

River’s former number 10 will be operated on in Barcelona by the doctor Ramón Cugat, world specialist in the treatment of these injuries. The Argentine, who also shares a team with ex-Boca goalkeeper Agustín Rossi, entered the second half of the match against Al-Taawon after 18 minutes, which Al Nassr won 2-1 last Friday. It was his last game with the team, his ninth so far this year.

“Pity” Martínez had managed to leave behind the injury to the external collateral ligament of his right knee that he had it almost without playing in 2021, already in the Middle East.

The 29-year-old footballer he spent eight months off the courts until he gradually regained his rhythmconfidence and settled again.

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We wish you a speedy recovery,
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— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) February 21, 2023

In fact, He was one of the outstanding players in the team with the stars of Arabia -already with Cristiano as a teammate and with Marcelo Gallardo as eventual coach- who faced Lionel Messi’s PSG in an international friendly in January.

This Tuesday, Al Nassr confirmed that the former Hurricane, River and Atlanta United He has an injury that will take him between six and eight months to recover.