The defender left due to severe pain in his knee, during the first half of the match with Sarmiento, in Junín.
Boca beat Sarmiento 1-0, as a visitor for date 25 of the Professional League, and took another step towards the title. However, the team leaves Junín with concerns regarding the injury of Marcos Rojo, who thinks it’s serious…
“Sadness at first, because of the play. I already suffered this injury, everything indicates that it is the ligament once more,” expressed the experienced defender in dialogue with ESPN. The defender felt severe discomfort in his left knee, the same one that was injured in the 2016/17 season at Manchester United (torn cruciate ligament).
“Everything indicates that yes, what I felt. My knee is quite strong, but it reminds me a lot of when it happened to me in England. Let’s wait what the doctors say.”, said. And he added: “I hope that tomorrow in the studio it will be nothing … You have to hold on and believe in God, nothing more.”
The emotion of Marcos Rojo when talking regarding his teammates from Boca
“They, From the moment I fell on the court until the end, they were with me, supporting me. He touched me from that side to support them “, He said on the verge of tears. “They told me that they were going to win it for me, that they were going to do it for me. It’s nice to see this gesture from my teammates,” she said.
“I’m happy for the win and the boys. I share every day with them. Most of them are boys who take their first steps in football and give up their lives for the team, for the goal. It moves me a lot,” added the defender.
The emotion of Marcos Rojo when talking regarding his teammates from Boca
Marcos Rojo missed a penalty and injured his knee in Boca vs. Sarmiento
Rojo took over the penalty following Meza fouled Langoni, who had received a quick free kick from Óscar Romero. Boca’s experienced defender stopped from 12 steps and wanted to open the shot, but Sarmiento’s goalkeeper stopped him with his feet and threw it to the corner.
Boca had the corner kick and in the setback when the attack was diluted, Rojo went to try to recover the ball but ended up falling on his own. He immediately requested medical attention and might not even try to see how he was. After being checked by doctors, he left the field of play on a stretcher.
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