Everton confirm departure of BenÃtez, sacked for poor results, fired James, Premier League | premier league”>Yerry Mina has confirmed his worst fears: the pain he felt in the last Premier League game will give him another prolonged absence, a hard blow not only for Everton but also for the Colombian National Team.
In the last few hours, the English club’s own coach, Frank Lampard, confirmed that the defender suffered a muscle problem “in the quadriceps” during the duel against Newcastle, at St. James Park, last Tuesday.
“Mina has an unfortunate injury which will probably be in 8-10 weeks. It’s disappointing for all of us because he’s a great leader in the group and a great player. It will be a huge loss,” Lampard told a news conference ahead of the Leeds match. , this Saturday (10:00 am) at Goodinson Park.
The defender suffered five injuries last year that took him out of his career even until the beginning of this 2022. In fact, the end of 2021 was very difficult, because he was injured in October, he returned on December 6 but he could only play 30 minutes and even On January 15, he managed to return to the courts, before injuring himself again on February 8.
The concern is not only for Everton but also for the Colombian National Team, which had him at a good level in the 0-1 defeat against Peru, had to release him from concentration due to suspension in the duel against Argentina (1-0 defeat) and now they will lose it against Bolivia and Venezuela, in a dramatic closing of the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers, in which Colombia has very few options to qualify for the World Cup.
