2024-09-04 05:51:33
Sánchez’s injury comes less than two weeks after his return to the Friuli team, where he made his first steps in Europe, in a transfer market marked by the Chilean’s delay in finding a club.
Ricardo Gareca, coach of the Chilean National Team, He referred to the absence of Alexis Sánchez from the Roj rosterwho will face Bolivia and Argentina in the next double date of the South American qualifiers.
At a press conference, the Tiger explained that “Today we happened to be talking to Alexis this morningI wanted to be there, he always wants to be there from what I know about him. There is always the intention to be present. Since a muscle injury was confirmed, it is better to release him so that he can recover properly, in the best way possible.”
Gareca said that “I preferred not to call him up and give him all the time to recover well and for the next thing. During a time when he didn’t know which team he would be playing for, he trained here at the complex, and now he needs to gain continuity and recover from the muscle problem he has with the team he is on.”
“I wanted to free him because he wants to be there and participate, but the important thing is that he frees himself and gets fit for what is to come,” added the national coach.
CUdinese reported that Alexis Sánchez suffered a “contuded myofascial distraction injury to the medial calf of his left leg.”
Sánchez’s injury comes less than two weeks after his return to the Friuli team, where he made his first steps in Europe, in a transfer market marked by the Chilean’s delay in finding a club.
The attacker from La Roja was linked with a number of teams such as Lille in France and there was even talk of a possible return to Olympique de Marseille, which came to nothing, meaning Alexis had to wait for the start of the preseason training at Juan Pinto Durán.
Added to this was his time in his native Tocopilla, where he shared several friendly matches with his friends and acquaintances, given the uncertainty of finding a new team after leaving Inter Milan and his poor performance in the Copa América.