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In football there are many memorable returns. Falcao, for example, suffered a crossed ligament break in 2014. Six months later he returned to compete at the highest level and continued writing golden chapters of his career. Internationally, there are those who returned stronger after suffering devastating injuries, with a renewed mentality and an emotional strength that led them to their best version. But there are also cases whose history never had a complete return. Osman López, the phosphorite, lived that. In 1997, during a match of qualifiers against Peru, in Barranquilla, he suffered a serious ligament injury. It was expected that his career would take him to Europe, but intervention and rehabilitation did not suffice to be the same again. In 2001, with just 31 years, his performance did not allow him to stay in the elite and ended up retiring in the Second Division.
That contrast between those who return stronger and those who fail to reunite shows the essence of the drama. Life – like football – does not warn when it will stop. A second is enough to change everything: a muscle, an opportunity, an illusion. The outcome many times does not depend only on the severity of the injury, but on medical, emotional and mental strength that surrounds the player.
Today, with surgery already overcome, Andrés Llinás begins that uncertain path, full of doubts but also of hope. That his best allies find in patience and discipline, and that the support of his people and his team drives him in the most difficult days. I wish we see him again defending the blue shirt with the same hierarchy always. Because, deep down, what falls in love with football – and life – is that it always leaves room for a comeback. And that, even when everything seems lost, a return can be as epic as the best victory.
