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Copenhagen's Rodrigo Huescas Stretchered Off With Knee Injury as Coach Fears Long Layoff

Diagnostic tests are pending after the right back exited early in Baku, casting doubt on his October call-up, with World Cup availability uncertain.

Overview

  • He left the QarabağCopenhagen Champions League match in the opening quarter-hour after signaling pain in his right knee and was taken off on a stretcher.
  • Head coach Jacob Neestrup said it is probably a long-term injury, expressing deep concern for the player’s season and future plans.
  • FC Copenhagen said medical evaluations would follow the game, and no formal diagnosis had been released by the end of match coverage.
  • Copenhagen lost 2-0 in Baku, with reports linking the team’s dip to Huescas’s early departure in a setback to their group-stage position.
  • The setback raises doubts about his availability for Mexico’s October window against Ecuador and Colombia, with coverage also noting a prior 2023 right-knee MCL strain.