Concern! Benfica’s Argentine undergoes left knee surgery | OneFootball

Enzo Barrenechea, the Argentine midfielder from Benfica’s squad, underwent arthroscopy on his left knee to recover from a sprain, which resulted in a tear of the medial meniscus, the Club of Light reported on Tuesday night.

, the Reds club said in an official statement.

The national press found that the estimated recovery time remains at the six to eight weeks mentioned when the surgery was announced, so he could return in the first two weeks of November, missing some important fixtures.

Barrenechea had already been ruled out of the Clássico match between Porto and Benfica, which ended in a 3-1 defeat for Marco Silva’s team, who will have to cope without their number ‘5’ for the time being, although he will have almost three weeks to decide who could replace him among the members of the Reds squad.

. , Marco Silva stressed in the pre-match press conference for this game.

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