bad news for Racing. After the 3-1 victory against Unión on Friday, the Academy received a severe setback in the last hours. The hard injury he suffered was confirmed johan carbonero: studies determined a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. He will obviously miss his call-up to the Colombian team and a large part of the Copa Libertadores.
Low for the national team and the Libertadores
The 23-year-old forward was having a good present, which earned him the call to represent the coffee team on the tour of Asia, where Japan and South Korea will be the rivals. However, Johan will not be able to be present in what was going to be his debut in the Major and it will be a hard loss for Fernando Gago.
The Academy’s stay in Santa Fe did not begin in the best way. At 15 minutes into the first half, he received a severe setback at the 15 de Abril Stadium: Tit, felt, had to be replaced and alarmed everyone. Gabriel Hauche entered in his place.
The former Gymnastics underwent studies to determine the severity of his injury and the results were discouraging. Now, must go through the operating room: the operation is agreed to take place next Monday, March 27.
“The studies carried out on the player Johan Carbonero revealed a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. He will undergo surgery on Monday the 27th of this month by the club’s medical staff. Strength Johan!”reads the official statement of the club on social networks.
First, Johan will have six months of recovery and will miss Racing’s participation in the Libertadores. add up to Lolo Miranda y Emiliano Vecchiowho suffered the same injury, but will return to the courts in June or July if there are no problems.
Drastic decision in the networks
Afflicted by the injury, Carbonero made a drastic decision with his social networks. First, he posted a story with no background and two emojis: a broken heart and a sad face. Later, she chose to take out her profile picture and put one with a black background. And later he deleted all his posts in Racing to end up deleting all the posts he had.