Exequiel Palacios returned to the courts and started in the unusual match lost by Bayer Leverkusen to Essen, in the fourth category, for the German Cup. It was 2-1 in overtime and was eliminated in the third round of the competition. The midfielder emerged in River played the first 45 minutes of the game.
After not being able to break the zero in the ninety regulation minutes it had to be disputed and defined in extra time. Leverkusen started at the top in the first stage of extension by Leon Bailey’s goal in the 105th minute, but three minutes later Oguzhan Kefkir equaled him. At 117 Simon Engelmann put definitive figures.
The Argentine reappeared on a court after almost three months of the very hard injury he suffered in the National Team’s duel against Paraguay for the South American Qualifiers for Qatar 2022. He suffered a vertebral fracture in an unfortunate clash with Ángel Correa, the Paraguayan who plays in San Lorenzo.
The injury of Exequiel Palacios
Pala was on the substitutes bench last weekend in a 1-0 loss to Leipzig on the road, but the manager decided not to bring him in. This Tuesday completed the first 45 minutes of the match, which at the moment is a goalless draw against Essen, when he was replaced by his partner Wendell. “Our Shovel”, they celebrated on the club’s social networks for their return.
Another who started was Lucas Alario. The striker had a few chances to convert, but the humble team from Germany’s Regionalliga West manages to hold zero on their arc against continued attacks from Leverkusen.