Nov 14, 2026 10:24 PM
Celtic fans were left concerned about a Camilo Duran injury after he was taken off before the hour mark while representing Colombia.
Celtic did not do a lot of great business in the summer transfer window. But there is one move that they absolutely got right. And that was the signing of Camilo Duran from Qarabag.
Duran was not viewed as a headline-grabbing signing by most fans. Instead, it was Kasper Hogh who was expected to set Scottish football alight following an amazing run at Bodo/Glimt.
Reality has proven to be quite different though. Duran already has 13 goals to his name this season despite playing most of his football out on the flank in order to accommodate Hogh in the starting XI.
On the other hand, Hogh has managed to find the back of the net in just one of his 17 appearances for Celtic so far.
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Celtic survive Camilo Duran injury scare
Naturally, for most fans, the choice is quite clear. Duran should be Celtic's first-choice number 9. But the Colombian forward did suffer an injury scare during his international break as he had to be taken off before the hour mark against Chile.
So, has Duran picked up some sort of injury while representing his national team? Fortunately, it looks like that might not be the case.
According to The Scottish Sun, coach Nestor Lorenzo said about his situation: "Camilo came off with cramps.
“Both his legs cramped, but he’s fine.
“It’s probably due to the effort he made and nerves too, because he’s a player who’s in great physical shape.”
That will come as a great relief to Celtic supporters who cannot afford to see Duran get injured at this point in time.
Kasper Hogh is not good enough to be leading the line for Celtic
It is true that Hogh deserves a bit of time to settle into his new surroundings. That being said, it does sure feel like it is not going to work out for him at Celtic Park.
Hogh has drawn blanks in all but one of his outings in Celtic colours. Incidentally, he managed to score a hattrick in that game, but all of the strikes were simple ones.
So far, Hogh has not shown anything to suggest that he is ready to cope with the pressure of being the number one option for Celtic up top.
In fact, it might be best to leave him out of the first XI for the time being. Starting games and then failing to score is not helping Hogh in any way right now.
Of course, he might be feeling the pressure of the price tag as well. Hogh became the biggest signing in Celtic history when he was brought in from Bodo/Glimt, having scored against teams like Atletico Madrid, Manchester City and Inter Milan last season.
But from what we have seen, Duran is miles ahead of Hogh on an individual level right now and should be starting. Fortunately, it looks like cramps, not an injury, led to his substitution.
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