Macarthur FC’s hopes of ending within the A-league’s prime six have been dealt an enormous blow with their inspirational captain Ulises Davila dominated out for the remainder of the season.
The Mexican midfielder, hailed by former Bulls coach Dwight Yorke because the competitors’s greatest participant, had surgical procedure on Wednesday after it was found following Macarthur’s 1-0 house loss to Newcastle on Saturday night time that he had a torn meniscus.
The match took nearly 4 hours to finish due to two delays for lightning and stormy circumstances.
It’s understood that Davila, a former Johnny Warren medallist, carried a minor knee drawback into the sport, but it surely’s unknown if the time it took to finish the competition, in addition to the stop-start nature of the night time, contributed to the intense harm which was later identified.
“The club wishes Davila a quick recovery and looks forward to his return ahead of the start of next season,” the Bulls stated in a press release.
Macarthur, who meet the Western Sydney Wanderers in a derby on Saturday night time at CommBank Stadium, are in eighth place on the ladder, three factors outdoors the highest six.
In different A-League harm news, influential Roar midfielder Jay O’Shea will miss his aspect’s house conflict in opposition to Perth Glory on Sunday after breaking his toe in Brisbane’s 1-1 draw with Sydney FC final Saturday at Allianz Stadium.
Originally printed as Macarthur FC captain dominated out for the rest of A-League season
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au