The medical report issued by Dr. Alberto Fernández Morán, from Deportivo Alaves, a team where the Dominican midfielder plays, reported that José De León, “after twisting his left ankle while training, suffered a rupture of the anterior talar fibular ligament and partial involvement of the anterior tibiofibular syndesmosis at its tibial intersection. This injury is considered a grade II left ankle sprain. The recovery period for him until his return to the game is estimated to be between three and four weeks”.
After the fact, the national coach of the Sedofútbol U20, Walter Benítez, summoned the Atlético Vega Real midfielder, Steven Martínez, to take the place of José De León in the call for the matches against the New Granada team.
Martínez comes from starting with his club in the first leg of the semifinals of the 2022 Dominican Soccer League against Atlético Vega Real, a commitment in which he came out in the final minutes. In addition, he played the two international matches for the 2022 Concacaf League against CSD Municipal de Guatemala, adding 104 minutes.
The tricolor cast is concentrated as of this Wednesday, September 21, in Santo Domingo to prepare the commitments, which will be played this Saturday, September 24, at the Cibao FC Stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros starting at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday 27 at the Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo from 7:00 PM.
Tickets are on sale online at Todoticketsrd.com, as well as physically in Plaza Lama on February 27 and on match days at the stadium box office.