Gabriel Fernández is back. After eight months off the pitch due to surgery, the attacker of the Machine He had minutes again in the Sub 23 duel against Puebla and scored the first goal in the 1-3 victory.
He Bull He started the match and after 45 minutesBefore going to half-time, he scored his first goal after the injury he suffered in February and for which he underwent surgery.
In a counterattack, The Uruguayan received a long pass from Bryan Gamboa, He traveled a few meters gaining the mark on the Puebla defense and drove to the six-yard box to send it to the back.
For a few weeks, the footballer returned to training and little by little he worked on his condition and resistance. So, was considered by Vicente Sánchez, the coach of the Under 23 team, so that it takes shape and acquires security before returning to the first team of La Maquina.
In this way, Fernández prepares to reappear with the first team in Liga MX to thus join Ángel Sepúlveda and Giorgos Giakoumakis in the light blue forward.
For now, Cruz Azul is the best defense in the championship with 26 scores in 11 gamesso with the return of the Uruguayan he seeks to enhance that area.
Martín Anselmi’s team will face La Franja tonight, at the Cuauhtémoc stadium at 9:05 p.m.
When was your last game?
The last match of the Bull Fernández with the first team was on date 6 of Clausura 2024, when he participated in Cruz Azul’s 3-0 victory over Atlético de San Luis.
It was the 22nd minute of the game, when, when pressing in the rival area to recover the ballthe Uruguayan felt pain in his knee, collapsed on the grass and began to cry.
He Bull received medical attention and left the field in an assistance van, being transferred to a hospital for evaluation.
That tournament, until before his injury, the attacker played six games and scored two goals.
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