'Cucho' Hernandez was injured and set off alarms in Watford, club on the verge of relegation

This Saturday, April 9, was a bitter day for Watford FC, English Premier League club in which Colombian striker Juan Camilo Cucho Hernández plays.

Not only did they drop 0-3 goals at home against Leeds United, but they extended their stay in box 19 of direct relegation to the EFL Championship 2022/23.

With 22 points and a goal difference of -31, the Hornets are penultimate in the English first division standings and with seven dates left to play, they are losing the category by being relegated along with Norwich City (last) and Burnley (third to last).

This way, Watford can only score 43 potential points, assuming he wins all his pending dates, which puts more pressure on coach Roy Hodgson in the middle of a season with only six wins, four draws and 21 losses (being the most losing team of the season).

The Pereirano ariete started as a left winger in the 4-3-3 formation posed by the English D.T., but he retired in pain in the 39th minute after a physical discomfort in his right thigh. The 22-year-old Colombian was replaced by Emmanuel Dennis before the break, when Hernandez's club fell by the slightest difference for Raphinha's goal (21′) on Vicarage Road.

Cucho's departure was nothing more than the harbinger of a hecatomb in Watford, because during the second half the team did not raise a head and as a result of the goals of Rodrigo (73′) and Jack Harrison (85′), the yellow fan retired quite annoyed from the stadium.

As for Juan Camilo, the juvenile who emerged from the lower divisions of Deportivo Pereira felt a very strong muscular discomfort that prevented him from continuing to walk normally on the pitch and even hold properly on both feet.

There is dismay in the club environment, as they are aware that Cucho is Watford's second highest scorer this season with five goals scored. The way this casualty took place was very anomalous, as the Colombian was running on the left side to receive a pass from his teammate Ismaïla Sarr and his career slowed to such an extent that he slowed down and fell to the ground to touch the back of his right leg.

At that time, Watford's medical staff entered the court to attend to the South American youth, who was finally able to leave the field by their own means, but who was exposed to a possible problem with his hamstrings, an injury that could leave him off the court for about a month, leading to his season finale with the ghost of the descent on the prowl.

So far there is no official medical report of the English club on the severity of the injury of the Colombian striker, who this season has played 23 games in which he has given two assists. Her most recently remembered maneuver was a Chilean goal that converted her to Arsenal on March 6, and a double against Southampton on March 13 as a visitor, records that can be seen below:

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