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Santiago Giménez traveled to Mexico to begin his recovery

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By Sergio Silva

01 Oct 2024, 12:50 PM EDT

Santiago Gimenez He will put himself in the hands of a physiotherapist he fully trusts to carry out the recovery process for the injury that will keep him off the field for at least three months and for this the Feyenoord forward would already be in Mexico City.

This was confirmed by a report from FOX Sports Mexico in which it is stated that “Chaquito” arrived on Aztec soil over the weekend to begin a process that the player hopes could be much shorter than initially expected by the Dutch club that he estimated. about three months of recovery.

Santiago Giménez suffered a muscle injury on September 22 in Feyenoord’s victory against NAC Breda (2-0) for the sixth day of the Eredivisie. The Mexican forward was injured before the first half hour of play and had to leave the field on a stretcher.

The Mexican Santiago Giménez left the field on a stretcher with obvious signs of pain.
The Mexican Santiago Giménez left the field on a stretcher with obvious signs of pain, an image that set off alarms in both Feyenoord and the Mexican National Team.
Credit: Pieter Stam de Jonge | EFE

He will not be with El Tri

According to the information published by FOX Sports México, Santiago Giménez will not be recovering with the physiotherapists of the Mexico National Team, which in the coming days will be concentrating for a double date of friendlies against Valencia and the United States National Team.

Despite coinciding in Mexico City with what will be the concentration of the team led by Javier Aguirre, “Bebote” will be working on his recovery separately in order to reduce the time he will be out of the fields due to his muscle injury.

Santiago Giménez, 23 years old, was present at the first call of “Vasco” Aguirre in his third stage at the head of El Tri in which they beat New Zealand (3-0) and tied with Canada (0-0). In these two games, the Mexican forward continued his scoring drought in the national team.

Feyenoord's Santiago Gimenez chases a ball during the Europa League Group F soccer match between Feyenoord and Lazio at De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
Despite having scored four goals in the first seven games of the season, Santiago Giménez was not having the expected performance at Feyenoord.
Credit: Patrick Post | AP

When could Santiago Giménez return?

Since Feyenoord confirmed the muscle injury of the Mexican attacker, there was talk that he could be out of the field for at least three months, a time that the player himself hopes will be much shorter although his club does not want to force his return before time.

Following the planning of the Dutch team, it is expected that the Mexican can be back by the beginning of 2024. During this time, the Rotterdam team will put the responsibility of the attack on the Japanese Ayase Ueda, a natural replacement for Santiago Giménez.

However, recently Feyenoord coach Brian Priske revealed that he had been analyzing the possibility of giving the Japanese more opportunities to the detriment of the Mexican even before his injury, so when the time comes “Bebote” will have to return for everything. high to regain his place.

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