The emotional surprise of the family of Santiago Arias on his arrival in Madrid

Santiago Arias arrived at his home located in Madrid, Spain, after suffering an injury in the match between Colombia and Venezuela, for the qualifying rounds to Qatar 2022.

In a video shared by his wife, Karin Jiménez, on Instagram, The Colombian defender is seen getting out of an ambulance and receiving an emotional kiss from his partner.

“And our time has come. Together again “wrote the woman, who also decorated the room and celebrated the return of the soccer player with his two children.

Karin’s followers also joined with positive messages and a speedy recovery for the athlete.

“With all that love we are sure that Santi will soon be recovered and doing magic on the courts”; “How beautiful, that if it is a real family God bless you and fill you with things, good a hug”, are some of the comments that are read in the publication.

Arias will now have to undergo medical examinations and then enter the operating room and there begin his recovery process, which can take between four and five months.

The diagnosis of the injury of ‘Santi’ Arias

The injury occurred after playing a split ball against Venezuelan midfielder Darwin Machís. Arias lunged to cut the pass deep, but as he fell his left foot caught in the grass, which seemed to be hard, and his ankle ended up turning sharply.

Bayer Leverkusen, the German club where Arias currently plays, confirmed through a statement, that the Colombian footballer will be out of the field for at least six months, After meeting in the official medical report in which a fracture of the left fibula and a tear syndrome were determined along with other complex ligament injuries in the affected ankle.

According to Ana Cárdenas, sports physiotherapist at the European University of Madrid and the Real Madrid School of Studies, “The diagnosis of neck joint dislocation in footballers is given after suffering a dorsal flexion or external turn of the ankle. This generates a fracture of the fibula bone, the rupture of the peroneal ligaments and the severe contraction of the peroneal muscles in which the rupture of muscle fibers also occurs “.

Taking into account the seriousness of the injury, Santiago Arias’ reincorporation to the courts would be done progressively “beginning with foot mobility exercises, mobility against resistance, gait and finally with stability and balance exercises. The estimated time for this process can be 6 months “, he anticipated Infobae the health professional.

For his part, Bayer Leverkusen sports director Simon Rolfes said: “We are very sorry for this terrible injury and it affects us all. Santiago is a great person and he came to us with great ambitions, that is a hard blow for him. With Atlético de Madrid we will do everything possible to support Santiago in his healing process. You will be in good hands with us in Leverkusen for your post-operative rehabilitation. Our medical department and the entire club are behind him so that he can soon return to the field healthy ”, added the coach.