Type of injury
Dr. Luis Cotillo indicated to Sport that, being a professional footballer, An injury the magnitude of a posterior cruciate ligament tear requires prompt surgery and is unlikely to be able to compete: “For a player who has that type of injury, he or she has to have surgery to play at a high level, since it affects the stability of the knee and would not allow him to play.”
In this regard, he also indicated: “Yes, you can continue playing for a while, but not for a long time. For example, if you were to handle it, you would play for ten minutes at most., but then it loses stability. The footballer would have to have surgery no matter what and then undergo physical therapy that lasts 9 to 12 months. Because if he suffers an injury like this, the footballer knows that he has a high possibility of tearing the entire ligament area.”. In this sense, it should be considered that Christian Cueva is close to turning 32 years old and is already in the final stage of his career due to the little continuity he has been having recently.
Therefore, it is worth remembering that this type of injury prevents a footballer from performing at a high professional level and is even an ailment quite similar to the one that Andrés Andrade suffered and which did not allow him to continue on the field. Although ‘Rifle’ was able to return after undergoing physical therapy and playing a few minutes, the affected area worsened and he underwent an operation that will not allow him to reappear on the field for the remainder of the season.
Cave in the future
As it is recalled, beyond the fact that this year he has not enjoyed regularity within the intimate team nor earned a place in the starting eleven, Christian Cueva’s idea is to renew for the next season, considering that his contract expires at the end of this year. As for his numbers, ‘Aladino’ records 22 games played with Alianza Lima this season, in 14 of them he started as a starter and did not score goals.
As for the Copa Libertadores, the main objective for which he was hired in March of this year, the player played five games and started two of them without registering goals or assists. Likewise, his last step through the intimate team has been marred by media indiscipline that generated discomfort in the club and the fans. At the moment, his renewal for 2024 seems quite distant.
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