Seville (Spain), 21 Feb. Mexican winger Jesús “Tecatito” Corona joined the Sevilla side on Tuesday six months after suffering a fractured fibula and ruptured ligaments in his left ankle in mid-August that required surgery.
The Mexican, in the minutes in which the preparatory session led by Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli was opened to the press, was seen in the group dynamics of the sports city of Seville, where he was received with great affection by his teammates, which they submitted to him. in the traditional “little corridor” of reception.
Tecatito, who turned 30 last January, is thus entering his final phase of rehabilitation after having been operated on the previous August 18 in a clinic in Seville for the serious injury he suffered in training the same day at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán and which forced the Mexican international to leave the stadium in an ambulance.
During the operation, the surgeon placed “a plate with screws in the fibula”, in addition to applying “a suture to the external and internal ligaments” of the damaged ankle, according to what Sevilla reported at the time. , who pointed out that the injury occurred “in a game set without firing a shot” and that, initially, this type of injury required a convalescence of between four and five months.
Due to this period, even the Mexican team appreciated the possibility of incorporating the winger for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and more so when he was seen on one occasion doing exercises on the grass of the sports city, although Tecatito had to go through the operating room last December to undergo an arthroscopy in the affected area, which it was said at the time was part of his rehabilitation plan.
The Mexican winger arrived in Sevilla in January 2022 from Porto, with Julen Lopetegui on the bench for the Sevilla team and as his biggest supporter, having already led him in his time in charge of the team Portugese.
During this last half-season, Tecatito performed well in Sevilla, with whom he played twenty-two official matches, with two goals scored and four assists, which allowed the team to finish fourth in the League.
In this campaign, the Mexican started in Pamplona against Osasuna on the first day of this championship and was injured the day before the day when the team played the second match of the tournament at home, against Valladolid.
The presence this Tuesday of Tecatito with his teammates comes during the last session before traveling early Wednesday to the Dutch city of Eindhoven, where the team plays Thursday against PSV in the second leg before the round of 16. in the Europa League final, that they arrive with a favorable 3-0 lead obtained last week in the first leg.
The team will train again on Wednesday, but it will be on the lawn of the Philips Stadion, a session scheduled for 7:00 p.m. after the appearance before the press of Jorge Sampaoli and one of his footballers at the premises of the match scene , the Sevilla team reported on Tuesday.