Another headache for Chacho: Paulo Díaz injury confirmed | OneFootball

Just as Eduardo Coudet was celebrating the return of Fausto Vera and Sebastián Driussi, it was confirmed that Paulo Díaz suffered a tear in his left rectus anterior muscle. The Chilean defender will need between three and four weeks to recover, which means he will miss the round of 16 against San Lorenzo and the end of the Copa Sudamericana group stage.

Although Díaz had not been an undisputed starter and had only logged minutes off the bench in four matches this year, his absence is a direct blow to the squad’s rotation at the most demanding point of the schedule. For the center-back, it is a semester ending to forget: on top of his lack of continuity, he now has to deal with this forced layoff, which takes him out of the fight for a spot just as the team enters its decisive stage.

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