Santiago Giménez after his hat-trick: “I'm still in the recovery process”

The three goals scored this Saturday by Santiago Giménez They have a very special meaning for the Mexican forward beyond having helped Feyenoord achieve a valuable victory over Heracles (5-2) in the Eredivisie.

After having completed his recovery from an injury in less time than expected that in principle would keep him off the field for the remainder of 2024, “Chaquito” returned with everything and his hat-trick proves it although The player himself assures that he still has to recover.

“I am still in my recovery process. He had told me that he will not play again in 2024, but fortunately I returned earlier than expected. “I fully trust the physios and the coaching staff”commented the attacker who scored six goals in eight games played in this edition of the local tournament.

But beyond that, the forward who returned to action on November 26 in the draw against Manchester City (3-3) for the Champions League, highlighted the good performance of the Rotterdam team that climbed to third place in the the classification with 35 points equal with Utretch.

“I’ve been back for four weeks and this has been a great victory. The team played very well despite the difficult moments. The most important thing is that we kept pressing and managed to score five goals, which is positive for the team.”’Bebote’ highlighted.

Since his return to the field, Santiago Giménez, who was out for two months, has scored six goals in five games with Feyenoord between the Dutch championship and the ‘Champions’ where they are well positioned to fight for a place in the next instance. .

Closer to PSV

Feyenoord’s win, combined with PSV Eindhoven’s loss to Heerenveen (1-0), caused the distance between first place and second to be reduced to seven points with a duel between the two to close this 2024 in which Santiago Giménez hopes to continue narrowing the gap.

“I didn’t expect PSV’s defeat, but it is very good news for us because we are closer to them. The next game will be very important, the last of the year and it will surely be an exciting duel.”commented the Mexican forward.

“We want to continue adding as many points as possible. Our goal is to continue fighting and give our fans what they deserve. “They are great fans and they deserve to see their team fight for the championship.”’Bebote’ added.

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