World champion with Argentina and maximum reference of Villarreal, Juan Foyth He lived one of the worst moments of his career last Saturday against the Real Madrid: alone, 20 minutes into the first half, The center back broke his Achilles tendon due to a bad movement and he left the playing field with sadness on his face.
Due to his injury, which will leave him out of the field for more than 220 days (almost eight months)the defender underwent successful surgery this Monday and after leaving the operation he published some emotional words on his Instagram account.
Foyth’s message
” It’s hard to write something after such a hard injury.. What I am clear about is that this moment that I have to live is going to make me grow a lot on a personal level and it will make me a more complete person and closer to the people around me. I really appreciate every message of encouragement.. This continues and I am going to go through it with a lot of positivity knowing that I have the support of all the people I love and that God is with me,” Foyth expressed on his social networks.
A headache for Scaloni and another damn injury
Unfortunately for the defender, the Achilles tendon rupture added to an already long list of physical problems that the man from La Plata suffered throughout his career. With the latter, the footballer reached the 13 injuries during his career. Although, the hardest ones hit him one after another: between December 2023 and the end of 2024, 302 days of activity were lost due to conflicts in a shoulder and a knee. Now, it was his left foot that betrayed him.
Founding member of the Combinedbecause it was part of the Copa America 2019Foyth, when he was at his best, was always one of the first options for Lionel Scaloni to assemble the squad Argentine National Team. Not in vain, the former Tottenham was in Qatar 2022 and had recently been called up for the friendly match against Angola. Without a doubt, his absence will give the Albiceleste coach more of a headache when it comes to thinking about defensive variants for the match. World Cup 2026.
Foyth: more than 220 days outside and a headache for Scaloni. 
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