Djuka will have to undergo surgery. Sporting and the footballer have opted to undergo surgery to correct the problems in his left knee that already left him out of the match against Mirandés last day. A step that will lengthen the initial forecast on the recovery period that he will need for his return to the pitch. The Balkan was detected, at first, a sprain in the lateral ligament of the left knee. In a subsequent observation, an affectation in the meniscus was seen. The forecast is that the player will be operated on tomorrow or even today. He is already in Madrid to be observed at the Fremap hospital in Majadahonda. There, after completing the preoperative period, the intervention will take place. The player is accompanied by Odín Vite, director of the Department of Applied Sports Sciences, responsible for the club’s medical area.
Sporting and Djuka have opted for surgery after putting all the possible options on the table to tackle the knee problem that has affected the rojiblanco striker. As LA NUEVA ESPAÑA exclusively advanced, this option gained strength in the last few hours after seeing the evolution of his knee. The fact of finally detecting that he had a damaged meniscus turned everything around. The main objective is to provide a solution that offers the best guarantees that the player can recover optimally and thus be able to help the team in the most decisive phase of the championship.
Djuka’s loss has also come at a time when two other forwards are in the infirmary. These are the cases of Campuzano and Jeraldino. Djuka was in Mareo yesterday morning, even participating in the video session developed by Miguel Ángel Ramírez before training. The evolution of his state will mark his return. In principle, he will go beyond the initial month that, without being officially established, was estimated. In the absence of eleven days and two and a half months of competition, the footballer aspires to be available in the final phase of the championship.
Sporting initially considered treating Djuka’s injury at the Covadonga hospital within the new agreement with the Gijón center of the mutual with which the rojiblanco club works, Fremap, which was advanced by LA NUEVA ESPAÑA. There it was even planned to submit the player to new tests yesterday. Finally, Sporting and the player have considered it more convenient to carry out the entire process in the “Knee Area” of the Majadahonda medical center, also from Fremap. The mutual presented the club with the possibility of accessing different centers in its network throughout Spain, with Majadahonda being the one finally chosen.
“He is hurt. At no time did he think it would be so serious,” Cuéllar acknowledged about Djuka’s condition. This injury is the first in scope after Antonio Maestro left the club as head of Sporting’s medical services, and the man from Gijón is also one of the most recognized professionals for the treatment of knee injuries. It is also the first major injury for the footballer since his arrival in Gijón in 2018.
Gerardo and Ramírez reassess the situation
Djuka’s passage through the operating room has become a new setback for Sporting at a time when it was expected to see the Montenegrin recover his best version. Much more after meeting again with the goal in Albacete after seven months without seeing the door. The concern is evident and it could be seen yesterday in the faces of Gerardo García, sports management director, and Miguel Ángel Ramírez, rojiblanco coach. Milo and Cristo are now the only strikers available, with the canary being used as an inside player up to now. Waiting to recover troops for the attack, the team needs to add in Burgos to get away from relegation.
