Confirmed! Porto suffer major blow ahead of Benfica derby | OneFootball

Nehuén Perez suffered a complete rupture of the Achilles tendon and will face a long break to recover. The Argentine central defender arrived in Portuguese football in 2024 and had been performing at a good level this season, securing a starting position in Porto's team.

The injury to the Argentine central defender occurred in Porto's last match against Nacional, during the fifth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The blue and white player, who came on in the 55th minute to play as a right-back, quickly indicated to the bench that something was wrong and left the field on a stretcher shortly after.

Thus, there is already a certainty: the Porto defensive player will not be available to face Benfica when the two teams meet in the classic match scheduled for October 5th at 9:15 PM at Estádio do Dragão.

Furthermore, Porto has already informed that Nehuén Perez has already undergone surgery, just a few hours after the serious injury was confirmed. The blue and whites stated that the surgery "went without complications," which means the player can now begin his recovery.

However, this recovery may be very long. The newspaper Record had already reported this informationand a scenario where the defender only returns to competition in the 2026/27 season is not ruled out.

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