Nehuén Pérez greets Porto fans after surgery 👋 | OneFootball

Nehuén Pérez once again took to social media this Monday to send a message to FC Porto fans, a day after undergoing surgery following a serious injury sustained in the match against Nacional (1-0), last Saturday, at the Estádio do Dragão.

"The road back has already begun," wrote the Argentine defender on his official Instagram account, where he is prominently featured, on crutches, at home, beginning the recovery process.

Remember that, this Sunday, Nehuén Pérez had already left a special thank you to the blue and white audience: "These colors and this shirt are worth a lot. I will give everything and work hard to be able to fight for the club on the field as soon as possible. Thank you for your messages, they mean a lot to me," he wrote, adding a blue heart emoji to close the description of the post.

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The medical exams conducted this Sunday confirmed a total rupture of the Achilles tendon, with the player undergoing surgery by Dr. Nuno Brito. It is estimated that Nehuén Pérez will be out of Francesco Farioli's options for several months, so it is likely that he will not be an option for FC Porto for the rest of the season... which has just begun.

For the center-back position, Dominik Prpic was hoping for his opportunity, but saw Jakub Kiwior arrive and form a duo with compatriot Jan Bednarek in FC Porto's most recent match. With the absence of Nehuén Pérez, these are the three center-backs available to the Italian coach.

Nehuén Pérez started well, but...

After a somewhat atypical season under the command of Vítor Bruno and Martín Anselmi, Nehuén Pérez reaffirmed himself in the center of FC Porto's defense, a fact evident by his performance in the first rounds of the current season. Last May, the board led by André Villas-Boas exercised the purchase option for the 25-year-old defender, after the loan by Udinese in the previous season.

An undisputed starter since Francesco Farioli's official debut at the Estádio do Dragão, Nehuén Pérez lined up in the first four rounds, scoring a goal in the rout against Casa Pia (4-0). In the most recent round, against Nacional, he started on the bench, entered at 55' and, five minutes later, had to be substituted due to injury, now suffering a long stoppage that overshadows the good start of the season.

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