He LA Galaxy fell this Wednesday eliminated in the quarterfinals of US Open Cup he is new Royal Salt Lake 3-2 in a match where ‘Chicharito‘ withdrew in the 27th minute with a knee injury. The Mexican suffered that injury alone, without bumping into any rival players when he was running, and his right knee got stuck in the grass.
As soon as he found himself on the ground, the striker quickly sought medical help with an obvious gesture of pain and was later removed on a stretcher. After the match, Galaxy coach Greg Vanney assured that the Mexican will return to Los Angeles with the team to perform the relevant tests.
“I’m worried about him. In general, because I’m always worried when someone goes down with a knee injury and has to leave the game. I’m always scared for everyone in that situation (…). I hope not seriously, but I’m worried”, said the technician in a press conference.
‘Chicharito’, for his part, wanted to “thank all the people from Real Salt Lake who helped me get off the field well and were there taking care of me afterwards. And also to all the people in the stadium. I listened to them and thank you for cheering and wishing me the best as I go out,” he said in an Instagram video. “I have a knee injury but we will see how serious it is in the next few days. I hope it is not too serious,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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