After stealing a ball inside León’s penalty-box Monday night and assisting teammate Henry Martín in taking a 2-1 lead, Colombian attacking midfielder Nico Benedetti fell dramatically to the ground, holding his knee and bursting into tears, as everyone feared he had re-aggravated the torn ACL injury he suffered in the Pre-Olympic under-23 tournament back in February, when his home country of Colombia faced Uruguay.
After months of rehab, he finally made his return with América this season on September 3rd, during their Round 8 matchup vs. Mazatlán which ‘Las Águilas’ won 3-1, just as he was approaching the six-month mark since his ACL injury.