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The safety of the English Premier League club, the legionnaire from Argentina Julio Arca, will not be able to help his team for about two weeks due to a torn groin injury.
The 26-year-old footballer played in Monday's FA Cup quarter-final match, losing 1-0 to the "Man Utd" team, after missing the match against "Man City" two days ago due to a groin injury, in which "Boro" suffered a 2-0 defeat.
However, the versatile player, who has played in the midfield position this season, was substituted in the second half of the match against "Man Utd", and an X-ray showed that the Argentinean had a torn groin, so he won't be able to play for two weeks and will only return to the field in April.
The break for national team competitions gave him an extra week of rest, and it is believed that he will be able to play in the match against the bottom team of the championship, London's "West Ham," on March 31.
"I had tests done that showed a tear in the groin. I won't be able to play for a few weeks," J.Arca said. - "Maybe I will be able to play in the next match against "West Ham," but it is more likely that I will miss this match and play against "Watford." I am happy that there are no matches this weekend, so I will only miss one game."
This summer, J.Arca left the lower league "Sunderland" team and moved to the "Boro" team coached by Gareth Southgate. In this Premier League season, the legionnaire from Argentina managed to score two goals, and added another one in the FA Cup.
But there is some better news for the "Middlesbrough" team. It turned out that defender Andrew Taylor did not suffer a toe injury.
"Andrew was told that he can continue to play, he doesn't need rest, and as we hoped, he won't need to undergo surgery this summer," said "Boro" assistant coach Malcolm Crosby.
On the other hand, other defenders, Seb Hines and Rhys Williams, will not appear in this season anymore.
The UEFA Cup finalist from last year, the "Middlesbrough" club, this season in the English Premier League championship after 30 rounds has 36 points and is in 12th place.
