Pain-free and in physio: Flamengo update on Arrascaeta recovery | OneFootball

Arrascaeta recovering from a fractured collarbone

Arrascaeta is racing against time to be fit in time for the World Cup. The midfielder suffered a fractured collarbone on April 29 against Estudiantes (ARG) in the Libertadores and is undergoing an ‘intensive’ process to heal the injury. Mengão doctor Fernando Sassaki gave an update on the No. 10’s clinical condition.

— We are entering the phase of removing Arrascaeta’s stitches. His progress has been very positive, the player is pain-free and is doing all of his physical therapy work full-time. This is due to the player’s commitment, the care he takes of himself, and the entire structure that Flamengo is providing at this moment —, Sassaki began.

— We will repeat the X-ray this week and continue monitoring his progress. Expectations have been great, mainly because of the signs he has shown. A clean wound, a pain-free player, performing all movements without difficulty —, added the Flamengo doctor in an interview with ‘FlamengoTV’.

WHAT IS ARRASCAETA’S RECOVERY TIMELINE?

Flamengo is working with a 45-day recovery timeline for Arrascaeta. In other words, the midfielder should be ready to return to training in the very week the World Cup begins, with Uruguay. By the time Mengão resumes its Brasileirão campaign at the end of July, the No. 10 should not be an issue.

WHAT ARE THE NEXT MATCHES WITHOUT ARRASCAETA?

So, since Arrascaeta will only play for Flamengo again after the World Cup, the No. 10 will not take the field for Mengão in the following matches: Vitória (Copa do Brasil), Athletico-PR (Brasileirão), Estudiantes-ARG (Libertadores), Palmeiras (Brasileirão), Cusco-PER (Libertadores), and Coritiba (Brasileirão). That means he will miss six more matches.

The first of those takes place this Thursday (14). At Barradão, Flamengo visits Vitória for the second leg of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil. Kickoff is at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), with full coverage from Coluna do Fla on the website, social media, and YouTube.

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