Rodrigo Hernandez has left a really worrying image in the first part of the match on matchday 5 of the Premier League between Manchester City and Arsenalchampion and runner-up of the previous edition. The Spanish midfielder retired in tears and very hurt by a knee injury whose prognosis is the worst possible: torn anterior cruciate ligament, the hardest in football.
Just this week, Rodri raised his voice against the madness of the calendar created by FIFA and UEFAbeing the first to openly talk about a possible footballers’ strike, and a few days later, after just three consecutive games, he suffered a serious right knee injury.
The City and Spanish national team pivot, the best in the world in his position, was injured in the 21st minute in a bad fall after contact with Thomas Partey. City medical assistance quickly arrived and, although Rodrigo was able to leave the pitch on his own, his crying and gestures of pain predicted the worst news. Instead, he entered Matthew Kovacic.
After being injured in Germanyin the final of the Euro Cup with Spain against England, Rodri reappeared in the team’s second Nations League match against Swissplaying 59 minutes. Eight days later he made his debut this season for City, playing 44 minutes against the Brentford. And this week, in Champions League against him Inter Milanhad played his first full game.
The injury is a huge blow, since if the worst omens are confirmed, Rodri will miss a large part of the course. As we say, the Spaniard went around the world when he talked about the strike in a press conference this week. He knew what he was talking about, since the main consequence of the accumulation of games is the physical problems and injuries of the players. This Sunday he had to experience the worst of football firsthand.
