Equi Fernández out with knee injury at Leverkusen 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 in the 2-0 victory against Freiburg in the 8th round of the Bundesliga.

In that match, the former Boca player had to be replaced in the 67th minute by Robert Andrich. Later, the club released a statement through its official X account in Spanish. "It is expected that he will be out for seven to eight weeks," they wrote.

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

Equi's injury adds to that of another Argentine on the team: Exequiel Palacios, who will also not see action for 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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