Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 1:22 p.m.
“If I had to bet, I’d say I have a tear.” Iñaki Artola already predicted the possible injury he suffered on Friday night at the Tafalla fronton. At the end of the game against Zubizarreta he returned a ball in the ‘txoko’ and felt a puncture in the back of his left thigh that prevented him from fighting in the last goals due to the discomfort he was going through. The one from Alegia knows his body from the numerous physical mishaps he has suffered in recent times. “Let’s see if I’m wrong,” he added then.
Unfortunately for him that has not been the case. This Tuesday he gave up the third match he had to play in the Cuatro y Medio quarterfinals against Jaka. The results of the MRI performed yesterday have shown that he suffers from “a muscle tear in the hamstrings of his left leg” so the forward does not have time to recover. He has started physiotherapy treatment.
The fact that the companies had not yet determined the fourth venue for the last day of the limited league in which the duel between the Gipuzkoans had to be played was symptomatic of the doubts that existed that Artola could play. They chose to wait and will not have to look for a pediment.
Altuna III and Zubizarreta
The Baiko striker began the Cuatro y Medio without finishing the muscle ailment he suffered on September 27 during the San Mateo Tournament in Rioja. He suffered sharp pain on the inside of his right thigh. His feelings in the first two games were not bad, although the pelotari was aware that he was still not 100%. “My hope is that he recovers playing,” he added.
His resignation causes him, according to the regulations, to lose 22-0, so the man from Lizartza will be in the semifinals without wearing white. The other square of the duel between Altuna III and Zubizarreta in the Atano III pediment of San Sebastián. If the man from Amezketa scores eight goals he will be in the next phase.
