Enzo Fernández finally decided to have surgery before the Copa América that will be played in the United States from Thursday, June 20 to Sunday, July 14.
The 23-year-old midfielder, who is at Chelsea, drags an inguinal hernia. The problem has been bothering him for some time and sometimes causes him discomfort. Last week he missed the match once morest Everton (6-0) in the Premier League, then he started once morest Manchester City (0-1) in the FA Cup, and also on Tuesday once morest Arsenal (0-5) , by the Premier. In some matches he had to play undercover to avoid pain.
Although a non-invasive treatment was initially chosen, the player was presented with a dilemma: go under the knife now and take the risk of losing the pace of competition in the coming weeksor postpone the surgery until following the Copa América, with the latent risk of living with the physical discomfort that this implies.
Enzo trusts that this is the best decision to get to the Copa América well. Photo: AFP
Fernandez finally surgery will be done to solve the problem. Recovery will take regarding three weeks. and then he will begin to intensify his preparation for the expected competition that he will have to play with the National Team led by Lionel Scaloni. Thus, he will no longer be active at Chelsea at the end of the season, since Pochettino’s team has six Premier games left and the last match will be played on 5/19 vs. Bournemouth.
This is how the decision was made
The medical staff of Chelsea and the National Team have remained in contact in recent days regarding the midfielder’s situation. In fact, a kinesiologist the player trusted, whom he has known since his time at River, traveled to London to undergo treatment. Between all the parties they defined that the best is subject him to surgery that will take him away from the courts for a timebut they understand that it will allow them to reach the Copa América in the best possible conditions from a physical point of view.
