The 32‑year‑old striker has a grade‑2 muscle tear in his right‑leg biceps and will miss Thursday’s Supercopa clash with Independiente Rivadavia, arriving barely fit for the Libertadores final.
With just three days before the Supercopa showdown and the Libertadores final looming, Estudiantes sounded the alarm over Joaquín Correa’s grade‑2 biceps injury, the club announced on its official channels.
Correa’s setback occurred during the 1‑1 draw with Talleres in Córdoba last Saturday, when he was forced off at the 24‑minute mark of the second half.
Consequently, the forward is ruled out of Thursday’s 20:00 match against the Mendocina side, as Alexander Medina’s squad chases another Olympic‑style comeback.
Coach Medina hopes the former Inter and Lazio winger can rehab in time to feature in the continental final against Palmeiras in Montevideo on 28 November. For my money, getting Correa back could be the boost Medina needs.
Even if he’s cleared for the match against Vélez, the deeper injury means he’ll arrive just physically ready, lacking match rhythm and missing most training sessions.
This isn’t Correa’s first setback since rejoining Estudiantes in August; he previously missed weeks after a muscle issue versus Corinthians in São Paulo and suffered a bruise from a clash in the Maracanã rematch with Flamengo.