The little-known injury of Christian Cueva generated some discomfort in the fans of Lima Alliancewhere they did not have the physical problem that the national midfielder was going through and that did not allow him to show his best version in the local championship, also preventing him from playing every minute with the team that is directed by Professor Mauricio Larriera.
In that sense, César Cueto, one of the leaders of the blue and white team throughout history, gave details of the conversation he had with the intimate ’10’, as well as commenting on the advice he gave him, but that the player decided not take into account.
“(Christian) Cueva told me that he was having pain in his knee, but he wanted to play and support the team. He asked to play whatever the technical and medical staff ordered, but he did not measure the degree of pain. “I advised him to speak so that everyone knows the truth.”said the former player in dialogue with Sport.
Larriera’s position on Cueva’s injury
Mauricio Larriera knows that the present of Christian Cueva It has not changed in relation to recent weeks, so they will continue evaluating the option of having minutes against Deportivo Garcilaso, in a key match for the aspirations of the intimates, who dream of the three-time national championship.
“I know the illness that (Christian Cueva) has. He is trying to minimize it with the health area to be available. Everything that happens from now on, it is not my responsibility to talk about it because it is a very personal decision of a footballer who has a lot of prestige and which I try to take care of.”the DT said to the media.
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