Nicolas Ibanez
31-Year-Old
Cruz Azul
Liga MX
On bench for finale
Ibanez (calf) is on the bench for Sunday's Clausura finale against Pumas.
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Ibanez has regained enough fitness to make the match squad, but he's expected to be used only as an emergency option if required during the match, given that he has barely trained since suffering the injury in mid-April. The forward will be among the substitutes alongside Gabriel Fernandez while Christian Ebere gets the nod up front. Ibanez was rather active at the beginning of the year, tallying two goals and one assist over 12 league contests (nine starts).
Ibanez has regained enough fitness to make the match squad, but he's expected to be used only as an emergency option if required during the match, given that he has barely trained since suffering the injury in mid-April. The forward will be among the substitutes alongside Gabriel Fernandez while Christian Ebere gets the nod up front. Ibanez was rather active at the beginning of the year, tallying two goals and one assist over 12 league contests (nine starts).
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Ibanez (calf) underwent imaging tests Thursday and was confirmed to have suffered a muscle rupture of the gastrocnemius and soleus in the right leg, according to the club.
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Suffers muscle issue, pending tests
Ibanez's injury is thought to be less serious than originally feared, with coach Nicolas Larcamon stating Monday that "These are days when the swelling makes it impossible to see the area of the injury. We hope that the scans will reveal with more certainty what type of injury it is at the muscular level; tendon injuries are ruled out, as I'm told.", Higinio Robles of La Aficion reports.
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Comes off injured Saturday
Ibanez left due to a worrying issue in the first half of Saturday's match against America, Leon Lecanda of ESPN reports.
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Scores opener in draw
Ibanez scored one goal on two shots, created two chances and had two clearances in Saturday's 2-2 draw versus Pumas.
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Provides assist against San Luis
Ibanez assisted once to go with five shots (one on goal) and one chance created in Saturday's 3-0 win versus Atletico San Luis.
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