After his ordeal, Nehuén Pérez is closer to playing again this season | OneFootball

Nehuén Pérez’s ordeal over the past few months may finally be nearing its end. After undergoing surgery on his Achilles tendon last September, following a freak injury sustained on his own during the home match against Nacional da Madeira at the Dragão, the Argentina international faced an extremely serious injury, but managed to overcome it with great determination.

In yesterday’s training session, which marked the start of preparations for the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final against Nottingham Forest, he once again worked under restrictions, apart from the rest of the squad, at the PortoGaia Training and Sports Development Centre in Olival. Even so, the FC Porto player’s daily battle to make a full return is close to ending, after he spent virtually the entire current season unable to help the team, following the unexpected setback.

The centre-back is therefore beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel. Out of action since 13 September, the day he suffered a complete rupture of his right Achilles tendon in FC Porto’s home match against Nacional da Madeira, he underwent surgery shortly afterwards and the initial forecasts suggested he would not play again this season. However, the Argentina international has made progress in recent weeks and, given the excellent response he has shown on the pitches at the CTFD Jorge Costa in Olival, he has always held onto hope of returning to action before the end of the campaign.

Showing great resilience, the 25-year-old defender responded very positively to the increased demands that came with returning to work on the pitch, after several months limited to treatment and gym work. Nehuén began by doing running drills — the Dragons even released several photos at the right time — and the signs kept fuelling an optimistic outlook regarding the player’s return. The medical department always refused to speed up the recovery process, not only because the defensive line did not require taking that risk, but also to avoid any false steps in his return to competition.

He is now waiting to be integrated into the work of the team coached by Francesco Farioli in order to return to competition by May, although he faces strong competition from Bednarek, Kiwior, Thiago Silva, Prpic, and also Pablo Rosario, who has already been used in the centre of defence in 2025/2026, offering full guarantees of maximum security to the coach who wants to lead FC Porto to silverware.

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