Author: Soorya G
Argentinos Juniors star Luciano Sánchez, who was the victim of a freak injury on the pitch after full-back Marcelo committed an unintentional but fateful tackle in the match against Fluminense, spoke about the incident on Wednesday. According to the defender, the Brazilian veteran had no intention of hurting him and even praised Marcelo’s sportsmanship.
“Marcelo came to me. I know it wasn’t intentional. I admire him as a player, and now I also admire him as a person. There’s nothing against him, he can rest easy. Fortunately, they managed to reattach my knee straight away, which gave me a lot of relief. I spent the night in peace, immobilized and feeling no pain. Now I’m going to go home, wait for the swelling to go down and then undergo surgery”. said Sanchez during the interview.
In the second half of the Copa Libertadores match against Fluminense, Marcelo accidentally stepped on Luciano’s leg after a dribble.
after a dribble, causing a complete dislocation in his left knee, which doctors revealed to be a dislocation between the femur and tibia. According to leading journalist César Luis Merlo, Sanchez’s recovery time is estimated to be between eight and twelve months.
Shortly after the match, left-back Marcelo spoke out on social media after being involved in the tackle that resulted in Luciano Sánchez’s serious injury during a Copa Libertadores match at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Buenos Aires.
“I had a very difficult time on the pitch today. I accidentally hurt a professional colleague. I want to wish Luciano Sánchez the best possible recovery. All the strength in the world“, Marcelo posted on his social networks.
Marcelo received a straight red card for the brutal tackle, something that didn’t please Fluminense coach Fernando Diniz.
According to the coach, Marcelo’s tackle, because it was unintentional
should not have received the punishment it did, and went on to suggest that the quality of the refereeing in the game was inferior. Diniz also expressed his reservations about the granting of extra minutes, in which he saw glaring inconsistencies.