Season over: Lucas set to miss rest of São Paulo’s campaign, says doctor | OneFootball

Lucas's year at São Paulo is definitely over. The attacking midfielder underwent another injection in his ailing right knee and is only expected to return to the pitch in the 2026 season.

After once again complaining of pain in the area where he had surgery, he resumed treatment with the club’s physiotherapy team and the decision was made to perform a new injection procedure, as explained by Dr. Moisés Cohen, Tricolor’s medical consultant and the person responsible for the player’s recovery.

“An injection was administered in the painful area, the posterior region, to relieve the pain and, as a precaution—although I’m not the one involved in the technical side of things—I think he’ll only return in 2026. The year is already over. He had an injury, there’s still some discomfort,” the doctor said in an interview with Ge.com this Wednesday (19th).

Dr. Cohen detailed the process at the end of this year with Lucas, explaining why he shouldn’t play again this year, and described the situation as common.

“We’re trying to get him back to his best condition. He had the injection, and now it’s important to take a break to try to resolve this discomfort so he can return in better shape. Nothing exceptional. It’s a common situation,” concluded Moisés Cohen.

Lucas’s situation, however, is quite concerning. The player underwent arthroscopy on his right knee on August 30th to remove fibrosis that was causing persistent pain. Afterwards, he played in nine matches for the team, starting in only four of them.

Coach Crespo himself has already spoken about the situation of his main star, regretting that he still can’t count on the player at 100%.

“Lucas knows he needs to get back to being the Lucas we all know, that the world knows. We need to pay attention, it’s a difficult moment, a short run of games, no time to recover. We’re waiting for the real Lucas, but along the way we hope he scores many goals,” warned the Argentine coach in a press conference.

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