São Paulo confirm new Rafael Tolói injury after tests on defender | OneFootball

Center-back Rafael Tolói was diagnosed with a strain in the back of his right thigh after undergoing imaging tests on the morning of Thursday (23).

The defender, who wears No. 2 for São Paulo, felt pain and had to be replaced by Osorio as early as the 22nd minute of the first half in the 2-1 comeback loss to Athletico-PR on Wednesday night (22) in the Brazilian Championship.

Clearly shaken, Tolói felt the blow. He sat on the bench and was caught by TV cameras crying. Understandably so, as the injury happened precisely in the match in which the player was making his 150th appearance in the tricolor shirt.

It was the veteran’s first official match after nearly three months out due to pain in his left calf, which had sidelined him for the last seven games.

During the mid-season break, the center-back had followed a specific muscle-strengthening program and had rejoined the squad for training.

Last Friday (17), ahead of the match, the defender played around 80 minutes in a training game against Ferroviária, according to head coach Dorival Júnior.

According to the club, Tolói has already begun the recovery process under the care of the club’s physiotherapy department and is confirmed to miss the team’s next match against Flamengo this Sunday (26) at 6:30 p.m. Brasília time, at the Maracanã.

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