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Santiago Giménez aims to return in the second half of the season

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By Sergio Silva

Nov 23, 2024, 10:38 AM EST

The return of Santiago Gimenez The action remains uncertain with the striker still recovering from a muscle injury that has kept him off the field for several months now. However, the Mexican aims to return with everything for the second half of the season.

“Now I am focusing fully on my injury, my recovery and my return, which I still don’t know when it will be, but I am preparing to be the best possible”’Chaquito’ commented in a recent interview with the Feyenoord press department.

“I need to continue working to avoid a new injury and be fit for what will be the second part of the season”said the 23-year-old Mexican attacker, raising the possibility of being completely recovered by the beginning of next year.

The interview with Mexican forward Santiago Giménez published on Feyenoord’s social networks.

Let us remember that Santiago Giménez suffered an injury to the upper part of the thigh of his right leg after the first half hour of play in the match against NAC in mid-September and in principle the Rotterdam team announced that the Mexican would be out at least three months.

In this way, it was expected that the return to the “Bebote” fields would take place in the month of January, coinciding with the start of the second half of the season in European football, an estimate that the player himself clings to in order to return. to the fields within the stipulations.

During his interview Santiago Giménez also spoke about the reasons why he made the decision to carry out his recovery process in Mexico and why Feyenoord agreed for the player to carry out his rehabilitation away from the Netherlands.

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.
Credit: Pieter Stam de Jonge | EFE

“I have my physiotherapist in Mexico, I told the club and it seemed like a very good idea, because it would also help my mind and be able to have my family at a difficult time. “It was good to have them.”commented the player who is already back in Rotterdam.

In this way, Santiago Giménez took advantage of the time he spent in Mexico to recover in the best way and be able to continue his recovery process in the Netherlands, where the forward has not played since last September 22 before being injured.

So far “Chaquito” has played only five matches this season in the Eredivisie in which he has scored a couple of goals. He also played in the Netherlands Superseason, also scoring a couple of goals.

This season has not been what Feyenoord expected, as in the local tournament they are in fourth place in the standings with a record of seven wins, four draws and one defeat for a total of 25 points, eight less than the leader of the table. PSV Eindhoven.

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