José Copete to undergo knee surgery after meniscal injury, season in doubt

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·25 February 2026

José Copete to undergo knee surgery after meniscal injury, season in doubt

José Copete has suffered a meniscal injury to his left knee and could miss the rest of the season.

The club said in a statement that the damage was sustained during Sunday’s match against Villarreal, with the defender set to be operated on in the coming days.

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He did not train on Monday and the subsequent assessment delivered an unfavourable diagnosis.

After a spell with reduced minutes earlier in the campaign, the centre-back had re-established himself as an automatic starter regardless of system. There were spells when he was the only fit centre-back in the squad.

The blow comes at a particularly inopportune moment for both player and team.

Source: Superdeporte