The Portuguese end of Cordoba Adilson Mendes This weekend he ended an ordeal of 328 days away due to a serious knee injury, reappearing in the match against Las Palmas Sports Union with a decisive action that served to ratify the entity’s commitment to its recovery.
The Portuguese striker, injured on March 2, 2025 in a duel against Grenade After suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus, he jumped onto the football field. Gran Canaria Stadium in the 64th minute to play the first half hour of official competition after almost eleven months of absence.
Far from accusing inactivity of such a long convalescence, Addison He became a destabilizing factor in the final stretch of the match, causing, thanks to his speed in space, the local defender’s direct red card. Sergio Barcia and a penalty that, although not converted, certified his return to competitive dynamics.
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The coach of Córdoba, Iván AniaAfter the match, he valued the footballer’s return as “the reward for the obscure work” carried out in solitude during hours at the gym and rehabilitation, highlighting the tactical importance of recovering for the cause a player with “unique characteristics” of overflow and verticality that were missing from the squad.
The green and white entity thus recovers a strategic asset on which it firmly invested last summer, renewing the contract until 2027 when it was still in the initial phase of its recovery, a move that now allows the team to face the fight for promotion with a guaranteed winter “subscription” without going to the market.
