It fell like a bucket of ice water. It was not in the plans. Or at least the fans of Boca surprised them. Exequiel Zeballos will have to undergo surgery again and will have a minimum of two months of recovery (depending on the intervention, and if they should suture or not, it could be less). A lot of weight loss for Hugo Ibarra.
What are they going to operate on Changuito? of the menisci. This was reported by the official medical report of Boca. “Exequiel Zeballos: presents an external meniscal lesion in his left knee for which he must undergo surgery”, was the statement from the club in which it also reported the tear of Nicolás Orsini.
Bad news for Boca, but also for the 20-year-old striker, who He will have to face his second surgical intervention in less than a year. Of course, because the junior from the Inferior Leagues had already undergone surgery for an injury to the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis with a deltoid ligament injury and an avulsion of the posterior malleolus of the right ankle that suffered in 2022 in the match for the Copa Argentina against Agropecuario.
However, not only had he recovered in the best way, but also in Boca they assured that he had had a great preseason, that he had recovered the area and that he was ready to return. And indeed he did: El Changuito played again in the summer friendlies against Independiente in San Juan and against Everton in Chile and later he also did it officially in front.
Even, entered the three games of the current Professional League: He did it against Atlético Tucumán at La Bombonera (1-0), a week later against Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero on the same stage (0-0) and until this Saturday at the Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba in the 2-1 defeat with Workshops.
And in that game, precisely, is that this new injury would have occurred. Zeballos jumped onto the field in the second half and although together with Miguel Merentiel and Luca Langoni they were responsible for the rise against the Cordoba (which he did not end up reaching) at one point he was seen limping. And although he was able to finish the game, this Monday when he returned to work the injury and its subsequent operation were confirmed.
A LOW THAT IS VERY BAD TO IBARRA
The injury falls just at a time when Ibarra needs firepower on offensewhere all their forwards (except Langoni) have wet powder and in a team in which the punch from above was lost. Punch that, for example, could undoubtedly contribute Zeballos, who has eight goals in 55 games with the Boca shirt.
And without a doubt, this operation is also bad news for the Changuito, for which he will have to be unemployed for a long time again… Get well, kid.