TO less than 24 hours of the party of First leg of the Quarterfinals of the Opening 2025 between Rayados de Monterrey and the Eagles of Americathe Monterrey club reported that Lucas Ocampos could become a relevant loss for the match. The Argentine footballer will undergo surgery after a mishap that occurred during a family emergency, which compromises their availability for commitment.

Rayados released a statement in which he announced the player’s situation. The report was issued in the run-up to the confrontation against América, a context in which the team seeks to leave behind its most recent precedent in the final phase, when the azulcremas They won the title in the 2024 Apertura Final.

In the statement, the institution stated: “The Monterrey Soccer Club informs that player Lucas Ocampos suffered a radius fracture in his wrist right due to a mishap while attending to a family emergency.” The club added that the midfielder will have to undergo surgery and that “Your reinstatement will be subject to the evolution of the injury.“.

Uncertainty about recovery time

Striped did not detail the severity of the fracture nor the estimated recovery period. According to general medical parameters, a wrist fracture It usually requires between 6 and 12 weeks for bone healing, although each case depends on the evolution after the intervention.

With this panorama, the participation of the footballer in the First leg against America seems complicatedand his availability for the rest of the tournament It will depend on the team’s classification and the progress of their rehabilitation.

Impact on Rayados’ performance in the Liguilla

The possible absence of Ocampos represents a scenario to consider for Domenec Torrent. The Argentinian recorded 6 assists and 5 goals in the regular tournamentpositioning itself as the third best scorer on the teamonly behind Sergio Canales and Germán Berterame. Although he did not participate in all the games of the semester, his numbers make him a productive piece in the offensive scheme.

This Liguilla would be Ocampos’ third participation with Rayados. In his two previous appearances accumulated four games playedwith uone score in 386 minutes played. The club will analyze his medical evolution to determine if he will be able to rejoin if Monterrey advances to the final phase of Apertura 2025.

How did Ocampos get hurt?

According to information from the Monterrey media Sancadilla, the family emergency that caused the accident was a fall of his daughter in riding classes at the La Silla Equestrian Club. The footballer left in the direction of the Club on a scooter, in which he had an accident and only remembers that he was unconscious for a while and suddenly three people helped him.

According to the media, The fall left him badly damaged in the face.in addition to the aforementioned injury to his right wrist that will leave him out of action.