Nehuén Pérez back in full training, set to return against Santa Clara | OneFootball

Nehuén Pérez began integrated training on April 20, always with the natural caution of someone recovering from a serious injury, and that has remained the case ever since. He has still not been deemed fit, and it is possible that he will continue under this regime for some time longer. According to Record, the centre-back is aiming to return to competition in the final round of the Betclic League, against Santa Clara, in what will also be FC Porto’s last match of the current season.

At least, that is the Argentine’s intention, as he works at Olival with that goal in mind. After suffering a complete rupture of his Achilles tendon on September 13 last year, against Nacional, Nehuén Pérez underwent surgery the following day.

Recovering from an injury of this severity as a professional footballer takes, in most cases, around nine months, but the defender has managed to beat the deadlines set for each stage, largely thanks to his strong mentality.

The next step will be to reach match fitness and then return to the pitch. Even if he does get some minutes against Santa Clara, it will always happen in a controlled and limited way, not least because there is no need to jeopardize all the recovery work done so far.

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