On date 32 of the Spanish league, Girona defeated 2-0 at Seville at the Sánchez-Pizjuán stadium. Halfway through the second half, the defender made his return to the pitch alexander callens after almost three months of absence. The Peruvian defender made a post on his Instagram account about it, and several of his teammates responded with messages of encouragement.
The former player of New York City He uploaded several photos on his social networks and with the message “I’m back”. The center-back had no minutes since the ” duelwhite and red‘ before him Almeria on matchday 22. In that match, which they won 6-2, he only added seven minutes on the field and came into the place of Javi Hernandez.
In his publication several of his teammates put a message. The first of them was the steering wheel Rodrigo Riquelmewho put an emoji of applause and fire. Callens He responded with the following words: “lightning”. The next to write to him was the left back Miguel Gutierrezwhich put him “good brother”.
Another of the players Girona who commented on his photos was the midfielder Renier Jesus. The player who belongs to real Madrid He wrote three emojis of fire, to which the Peruvian defender returned with two emojis: one of two hands forming a heart and the other was a ball.
The last footballer who wrote to him was valentine ‘taty‘ castilian. His ex-partner in the New York City Le “Vamos pelochin” next to the fire emoji. The Peruvian national team responded with the word “Tatygol” along with a soccer ball. Both were on the US team for five seasons.
After his triumph, those directed by the coach Michel Sanchez They are located in the eighth position with 44 units. They are five points away from qualifying for a European tournament. Your chances of getting that position will depend on Real Betis, Athletic Club, Osasuna and Vallecano Ray have a negative streak of results.
The Peruvian defender has been absent from the field of play since mid-February. That injury arose shortly after he arrived at the Spanish team. His recovery took two months and left him out of the friendlies of the Peruvian team against Morocco and Germany.
“The Federation contacted Girona to find out how I was doing and they waited for me until the last minute, but it was too close. Nobody wanted to risk. It is necessary to be at 100% to go with the team because they are two very important games. I have to go step by step, ”she said in an interview for ‘Gosbi’, sponsor brand of the ‘white and red‘.
Besides, Callens He commented on the recovery process he had to overcome his injury to the semimembranosus muscle in his right leg: “Every day I improve and I can perform more exercises. I really want to go back, but I have to wait.”
The return of the 30-year-old defender to the squad was in the defeat against Real Valladolid on date 30. On that occasion, he stayed on the substitute bench and could not prevent the fall of his club. Within a few days, they faced the real Madrid in search of not moving away from the positions of European tournaments.
Although he did not have minutes, the Girona he kept the three points with a 4-2 in his favor. ‘taty‘ castilian scored a ‘poker’ and gave victory to the ‘white and red‘. On the team’s social networks, a video was uploaded in which the players celebrated the victory. The Peruvian defender appeared and said “go, fuck, go” and joined his teammates.
