Overview

• An official medical report says Velasco has a distension of the internal lateral ligament in his right knee and does not require surgery.
• His recovery is estimated at four to six weeks, a timeline that is expected to sideline him for the remainder of the Clausura, including the December 9 Superclásico vs. River.
• The injury occurred in a training collision with teammate Tomás Belmonte, and Velasco was later seen wearing a brace during the club’s farewell events for Miguel Ángel Russo.
• Velasco had recently broken into the starting lineup after Carlos Palacios was injured, and potential replacements now include Palacios, Exequiel Zeballos and Lucas Janson.
• Reports note a prior significant ligament injury during his FC Dallas tenure, adding context as Boca also deals with other attacking absences such as Edinson Cavani.