Jeremy Sarmiento, four months off due to injury

In his debut game as a starter for Brighton, Ecuadorian midfielder Jeremy Sarmiento suffered the hamstring injury, for which you must undergo a surgery this friday, whose time of recovery would last up to four months, according to the first evaluations.

Sarmiento played just 13 minutes in Brighton’s draw with West Ham (1-1), on Wednesday for the Premier League.

“Jeremy has a level 5 injury, he has to have surgery”, detailed this Friday Holger Sarmiento, father of the player, who in dialogue with Sports area noted that “The club recommended surgery”.

For the recovery time, which would be between three and four months, the player will not be available for the citation of the Ecuadorian team, which between January 27 and February 1 will play the dates 15 and 16 of the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier.

“I sent a statement to the Ecuadorian Soccer Federation. Unfortunately we will not be in the games against Brazil and Peru“Said Holger Sarmiento.

“Now is the time to recover and come back stronger! Thank you very much for all the messages of support ”, the player posted on his social networks.

“There is no rush here. Players play when they should play, which is why the club recommended surgery. Jeremy is 19 years old, they are tests that the player must pass. A footballer must be psychologically strong every day, but He is sad that he cannot play with La Tri, since they are very important games”Said the father of the midfielder, who started with Ecuador in the last two dates of the tie. (D)