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

The ordeal Nehuén Pérez has endured in recent months may be about to come to an end. Having undergone surgery on his Achilles tendon last September, after injuring himself on his own in 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 game against Nottingham Forest, the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals, he once again worked under restrictions, away from the rest of the group, at the PortoGaia Training and Sports Development Center in Olival. Even so, the daily battle to return at full strength is close to ending for the FC Porto player, who has been unable to help the team for virtually the entire current season after misfortune struck unexpectedly.

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 progressed in recent weeks and, given the excellent response he has shown on the pitches at the CTFD Jorge Costa in Olival, he has always kept hope of returning to action before the end of the campaign.

Showing great resilience, the 25-year-old defender has responded very positively to the increased demands associated with returning to work on the pitch, after several months limited to treatment and gym work. Nehuén first resumed running — the Dragons even released several photos at the time — and the signs kept fueling 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 missteps in his return to competition.

Now, he is waiting to be integrated into the work of the team coached by Francesco Farioli so he can 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 title success.

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