Mantilla successfully operated on for serious knee injury

Racing captain Mantilla underwent successful ACL reconstruction surgery and will miss the rest of the 2026/27 season.

Racing Santander captain Álvaro Mantilla underwent successful surgery on Wednesday for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, an injury sustained during the club's match against Real Madrid on November 1. The operation, performed by trauma surgeon Antonio Cruz at Santa Clotilde Hospital in Santander, involved reconstruction of the damaged ligament using a patellar tendon graft. The club confirmed that Mantilla will not return to competitive action for the remainder of the 2026/27 season, with his recovery timeline dependent on his progress.