Equi Fernández suffers knee injury at Leverkusen, out until 2026 | OneFootball

Ezequiel Fernández, central midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen, suffered a ligament injury in his left knee that will keep him off the field until 2026. The injury occurred this weekend during the 2-0 victory over Freiburg on matchday 8 of the Bundesliga.

In that match, the former Boca player had to be substituted in the 67th minute by Robert Andrich. Some time later, the club released a statement through its official Spanish X account. “He is expected to be out for between seven and eight weeks,” they wrote.

This will be a significant loss for the team managed by Kasper Hjulmand. Fernández, who arrived in Germany in September of this year from Al-Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia, quickly adapted to the team and played eight matches, alternating between starting and coming off the bench in both the Bundesliga and Champions League.

Equi’s injury adds to that of another Argentine on the team: Exequiel Palacios, who will also miss the rest of the year after undergoing surgery for a tendon detachment in his right adductor area at the beginning of September.

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