Just a few hours before his game Concacaf Champions Cup against Orlando Citythe Tigers They gave bad news to their fans: their starting goalkeeper, Nahuel Guzman He will undergo knee surgery and He will miss the remainder of the season.
For this reason, the Argentine goalkeeper will no longer be able to participate in the regional cup or the Liga MX.
Through a statement, the club announced the news and Guzmán’s estimated recovery time.
“We inform our fans that Nahuel Guzmán suffered an injury to the body of the medial meniscus of his right knee, so He will undergo surgery today through arthroscopy, with a recovery period of two months. approximately,” reads the letter released by the club this Tuesday.
Now the Monterrey team will put its hopes in Carlos Felipe Rodríguezwho replaced “Patón” quite decently during the first three dates of the Mexican tournament, due to a suspension that the starting goalkeeper earned in the final of the last tournament.
In those games, Rodríguez only conceded two goals and the feline team won all three games.
Nahuel Guzmán played the entire match last weekend against América, in which they took a 2-0 adverse result and during the game, the 38-year-old goalkeeper did not show any discomfort, so his injury could have occurred in the training, although it is mere speculation, since the club has not given official information about what caused this injury.
Tonight Tigres will host Orlando City at the Volcán, where they will have to look for victory if they want to advance to the next round of the Concachampions, since in the first leg they could not take advantage and left Florida with a 0-0.
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