Camilo Duran – “Both his legs cramped, but he’s fine,” Colombia boss eases Celtic concerns
Camilo Duran’s injury scale in Colombia’s 1-0 friendly victory over Chile in Cali, thankfully has turned out to be no more than the Celtic striker suffering from cramp…
Celtic’s top scorer was substituted with an hour on the clock, and that would have been a concern for Martin O’Neill and indeed the entire Celtic support. However the problem was later confirmed as Duran merely suffering from cramps in both legs.
Duran fast becoming Celtic’s talisman
The Celtic striker, who has scored 13 goals for Celtic in his debut season, started for Colombia but managed just an hour before going down in pain. However Colombia boss Nestor Lorenzo later re-assured everyone that Duran was NOT actually injured and would be available for selection for the match against Chile on Tuesday.
Duran injury concerns eased
The Colombia boss, as reported by Glasgow Times, said: “Camilo came off after suffering from cramping. Both his legs cramped, but he’s fine.”
“It’s probably due to the effort he made throughout the game. But he is a player who’s in great physical shape.”
‘He has a lot of talent’
Lorenzo explained that the game had been played with a level of intensity similar to a competitive international. “The game was almost like a World Cup qualifier, in terms of intensity, the battles and the tackles that took place on the pitch. It’s a very good win for us.
“We are building a team here and guys like Camilo are part of the future. He has a lot of talent and he’s not the only one in this team.”
Fingers crossed that Camilo comes through Tuesday’s encounter with Chile unscathed and is back in Glasgow fully fit for a season defining run of upcoming matches for the Scottish Champions, starting on Saturday when Celtic play hosts to St Mirren.
