Nehuén Pérez sends message to FC Porto fans after serious injury | OneFootball

Nehuén Pérez posted a message on social media this Sunday, about 24 hours after suffering a severe injury that forced him to leave the match against Nacional (1-0), at the Estádio do Dragão.

"These colors and this jersey mean a lot. I will give everything and work hard to be able to fight for the club on the field as soon as possible," he began to write.

"Thank you for your messages, they mean a lot to me," added the Argentine defender, ending the post with a blue heart emoji.

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The medical exams carried out on Sunday confirmed a total rupture of the Achilles tendon, so the player underwent surgical intervention by Dr. Nuno Brito. The forecast points to several months of absence, so Nehuén Pérez may not be available to Francesco Farioli for a prolonged period and it is possible that he will not return to the FC Porto squad this season that is now beginning.

The journey of Nehuén Pérez

Born in Hurlingham, Argentina, Nehuén Pérez started his career at Argentino Juniors, before Atlético Madrid signed him in the summer of 2018 for about two million euros.

Without ever officially debuting for the colchoneros, the central defender went through several successive loans to Famalicão, Granada and Udinese, a club where he ended up convincing and was acquired permanently in 2022 for eight million euros.

For the Italian emblem, he played 97 official matches, scoring four goals and giving one assist. In 2024 he moved to FC Porto: first on loan for four million euros and then with the total acquisition of economic rights for 13.3 million euros, which made the deal close to 17 million invested.

This season he had been one of the pillars of the model implemented by Francesco Farioli, as demonstrated by the four starts in the first rounds of the I Liga - against Vitória SC (3-0), Gil Vicente (0-2), Casa Pia (4-0, game in which he scored a goal) and Sporting (1-2).

In the game with Nacional he started on the bench, with Jakub Kiwior being the chosen option - a player who arrived at Dragão on loan from Arsenal - having entered only for a few minutes. The date for his return to the pitch remains a mystery.

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