"I wanted to let you know that my operation was successful, everything went well, thank God," Enzo Fernandez wrote in his Instagram post after having surgery on his groin hernia.
"I needed to have this surgery, since I had been experiencing pain for approximately 6 months. It was something I could avoid while constantly treating myself with injections and medications.
"But a few weeks ago the pain began to become more and more intense, without any of this having an effect, and it was worse since I trained and played with discomfort, but I did not want to stop being in the games I had.
"Every time I had to play with the Chelsea shirt, like that of the national team, I always tried to give my best despite all this but I couldn't take it anymore.
"Thank you for the messages, the encouragement and your usual expressions of affection. Greetings to everyone, I promise you that I will come back stronger than ever. Take care."
Fernandez will now miss the remainder of the season, but he hopes to recover in time for Copa America which starts in June.
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