ROTTERDAM, Netherlands-In the midst of the best moment of his young career, forward Santiago Giménez set off the alarms for Feyenoord and the Mexican National Team by leaving due to injury in the game against Vitesse, which would put his debut in the Champions League at risk.
The ‘Bebote’ had to leave the field after a tough tackle by Frenchman Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, after having scored a goal and an assist for Feyenoord, an injury that has raised doubts since coach Arne Slot confessed that he still does not know the severity of the Mexican team’s injury, although he ruled out that it is something that would lead him to be off the field for a long time.
At the press conference the Technical Director of ‘Industrial’ assured that ‘he told me that he had been kicked. Yes, a decent kick, but that’s better than twisting your ankle or spraining your knee ligament.’
The Dutch strategist highlighted that ‘I have a lot of hope that he will return on Wednesday’, making it clear that he is considering the Mexican for the clash against Lazio, corresponding to date three of Group E and which would mark the debut of ‘Bebote’ in the competition. of the most important clubs in the world after having missed the first two days due to serving a two-game suspension for his expulsion against Roma in the 2022-2023 Europa League,
Slot highlighted that Giménez is a key man for his aspirations in the fight for ‘La Oreja’ by highlighting that ‘Santiago is a player who performs very well and who also enjoys great popularity among the fans.’
2023-10-22 17:19:16
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