Gonzalo Plata, on crutches upon arrival in Guayaquil, hopes to be recovered in 20 days

At first he feared the worst. They were hours of uncertainty. Gonzalo Plata received a hard tackle from defender Stopira in the left ankle during Ecuador’s friendly against Cape Verde, forcing him to be replaced seven minutes from the end of the game that was played on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale (Florida).

The Real Valladolid player had to leave the pitch on a stretcher and an ambulance took him to a hospital. However, from there he wanted to send a reassuring message with a photo included through his Instagram account: “Everything is fine, thank God.”

Uncertainty began to reign from a cable from the Spanish news agency EFE which stated: “After the medical check-up at a US health home, it was found that he suffered a grade two sprain in his left ankle, which will leave him inactive for about two months.”

“A source from the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) confirmed this Sunday to EFE that, “indeed, Plata suffered a sprain whose recovery time would allow him to reach the World Cup in Qatar without complications,” the agency mentioned.

While the Department of Communication of the FEF seemed to collect information, Spanish media reported the “scare” that gave Plata. Brand titled ‘Gonzalo Plata scares Ecuador: he left in an ambulance’.

The untimely injury comes in the midst of negotiations between Sporting CP de Portugal, the club that owns his rights, and Real Valladolid, which is looking for ways to retain the player after promotion to the highest category of Spanish football (LaLiga).

It was not until noon on Sunday that the national team assured that Plata suffered a grade one (slight) sprain in his left ankle, according to the report from the FEF medical services.

The injury should not prevent the right winger from starting the preseason with Valladolid in a few weeks, which will start on July 6.

Bone breakage ruled out, during the arrival of the selected ones at the José Joaquín de Olmedo airport in Guayaquil, Plata, walking with crutches, he affirmed that he is “calm” and that he will wait for “the twenty days nothing more” to pass, which they told him to start over.

“Now I am on vacation to enjoy with my family, my friends. So to clear myself of this and recover, ”she added.

Asked about his contractual situation with Real Valladolid, he indicated: “I still don’t know, I hope I can stay there, but I still have to wait”.

Valladolid has the purchase option on the Ecuadorian international, the amount requested by Sporting CP is estimated to be 10 million euros, 10,717,475 dollars. According to the newspaper Brand, from Madrid, the Pucelana entity is trying to lower the price to keep a percentage of his pass and be able to count on him in the 2022-2023 campaign in the Spanish LaLiga. (D)