Pedro de la Vega, the Argentine 'New Messi', faces injury struggles after suffering a new injury in the left quadriceps during the Seattle Sounders game against Querétaro in the League Cup. According to the team's medical staff, Pepo may lose the rest of the year. De la Vega, 25 years old, has only played 61 games for the MLS team in which he scored 11 goals and provided three assists.
The player expressed the impact of this new physical complication. 'The pain I'm going through is very deep', wrote the footballer, who also admitted that his return was not as he had dreamed. De la Vega had a stint with Argentina's youth teams and played at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The team's spokesperson explained that they are evaluating a possible surgery and will ask for a second and third opinion from doctors in the US and Argentina. 'Pedro has a very significant tear in the left quadriceps. I'm going to tell you that he will probably be out for the rest of the year. They are discussing a possible surgery or maybe not; they will ask for a second and third opinion from the best doctors in the US and another doctor in Argentina. We are trying to cover all the bases with that injury, but it's quite serious', Seattle Sounders said.
