Season over: Lucas set to miss rest of year for São Paulo, says doctor | OneFootball

Lucas's year at São Paulo is definitely over. The attacking midfielder underwent a new infiltration procedure on 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 new infiltration procedure was decided upon, as explained by Dr. Moisés Cohen, Tricolor's medical consultant and the person responsible for the player's recovery.

“An infiltration was done in the painful region, the posterior area, to relieve the pain and, as a precaution—though I’m not involved in the technical side—I think he’ll only return in 2026. The year is already over. He had an injury, and 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 infiltration, 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 issue,” 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. After that, he played in nine matches for the team, only four as a starter.

Coach Crespo himself has already spoken about the situation of his main star, regretting not being able to count on the player at 100% yet.

“Lucas knows he needs to get back to being the Lucas we all know, the one the world knows. We have to be careful, it’s a tough time, 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.

The fact is that the coach will have to find a way to put together a strong lineup to face Corinthians in the derby this Thursday (20th), at 7:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Itaquera arena. Lucas helped the .

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