By Sergio Silva
Dec 11, 2023, 7:21 PM EST
Brian Rodríguez’s recovery appears to be ready after The Uruguayan striker will participate with the rest of his teammates in the Águilas del América training sessions who are preparing to face the Tigres de la UNAL in the final of the Apertura 2023 tournament of the MX League that will be defined this week.
This was confirmed by the TUDN journalist, Julio Ibáñez, who revealed that The 23-year-old Uruguayan winger was present at the training session carried out by the team led by Brazilian coach André Jardinewho could count on the player for the decisive series that will have the first leg this Wednesday at the Olympic University Stadium in Nuevo León and on Saturday at the Azteca Stadium.
According to Ibáñez’s report, the chances of Brian Rodríguez being back with the Águilas del América in the Apertura 2023 final are quite high. However, Within the coaching staff they would still be evaluating whether the Uruguayan player is ready to play the full series. or they will count on him for the return.
It is worth remembering that Brian Rodríguez was the victim of a controversial injury in the final part of the Apertura 2023 regular seasonspecifically on matchday 14 in which América faced the Rayados de Monterrey that ended with a clear victory for the azulcrema team (3-0) on October 28.
The azulcrema team reported that the Uruguayan soccer player had a “rupture of the medial retinaculum and medial petellofemoral ligament with partial rupture of the medial collateral ligament” in the left knee as a result of a play in which defender Jesús Gallardo fell on his knee with all the weight of his body.
In the first instance, the worst was feared with the injury and Brian Rodríguez himself accused the Monterrey player of threatening him during the match that he was going to injure him. Some statements that generated a lot of controversy and that earned the Rayados side a series of threats on social networks towards him and his family.
Back to work
The training session that the Águilas del América players carried out this Monday was the first since the surprising defeat suffered on Saturday at the hands of Atlético San Luis (2-0) in the second leg of the semifinals and for which The fans of the azulcrema team ended up booing the players at the Azteca Stadium.
The team had a day off on Sunday and returned to work a day later to begin preparing for the final against the Tigres de la UANL. The Brazilian coach André Jardine downplayed the setback and took it as an opportunity to test players who had not been getting many minutes. of play as well as to give rest to others.
The Águilas del América had achieved a categorical win in the first leg (5-0) that allowed the coach to take on the return with a different perspective.
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