By Edgardo Avelar
May 24, 2024, 11:35 PM EDT
The Águilas del América will spare no effort to fight for the two-time championship and the 15th title in their history in the second leg of the grand final of the Clausura 2024 tournament and for that reason they announced this Friday that the Uruguayan defender Sebastián Cáceres after receiving the medical discharge from an injury to the meniscus in his left knee will be called up to the list of players to face Cruz Azul on Sunday.
Cáceres who missed the league due to an injury to the meniscus in his left knee He had a recovery period of almost three weeks until he was authorized by the American team’s medical service to join training, for which Brazilian coach André Jardine decided to include him in the list of players who will have options to be taken into account. in the grand finale.
The defender played his last two minutes in the current Clausura 2024 tournament when he came on as a substitute for Santiago Naveda in the duel on matchday 17 against Puebla and from then on he passed by in the games that América has held in the league against Pachuca, Chivas and the first leg of the grand final against Cruz Azul.
During the tournament Cáceres played 11 games for 746 minutes of action on the field of play, without scoring a goal. especially because his work is purely defensive and it is expected that he will be able to see action against the cement workers.
América tried to speed up his recovery process after undergoing a revision of his left meniscus, which is why at all times Jardine was attentive to his recovery, especially because in the tournament he demonstrated his contribution and ability in favor of the interests of the Águilas.
Even the Águilas coaching staff wanted him to be ready for the match this recent Thursday in which Cruz Azul and América tied 1-1, but they finally decided to hold on for the most important match of the championship.
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