Yuri Alberto on wisdom tooth op that nearly ruled him out: “Agony” | OneFootball

Corinthians beat Platense 2-0 this Thursday in Buenos Aires, in head coach Fernando Diniz’s debut, and began their Copa Libertadores campaign with a win. Scorer of one of the team’s goals, forward Yuri Alberto celebrated the victory and explained the wisdom tooth surgery he underwent in recent days that almost kept him out of the match.

“I’ve had this toothache since last Tuesday. An absurd amount of pain. My wisdom tooth grew in diagonally and pushed the other teeth, it was very painful. I said there was no way around it, I needed to get it removed somehow, it was bothering me and keeping me from sleeping. On Monday I was able to do it, and I promised I would recover very quickly to be available. Thank God I was able to help our team come away with the win,” the player told ESPN.

“It was a difficult week for us, but we were very resilient. The first half was tougher, but we came back much better in the second half, attacking the spaces we had more. We scored both goals that way, with two assists from Garro. I’m very happy for him. Hopefully he can get back to being the Garro we know, who is very talented and can create a lot of scoring chances for us,” he added.

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End of the drought

With the result, Corinthians ended a nine-match winless run and begin the Libertadores at the top of Group E with three points. The win also gives head coach Fernando Diniz some breathing room to work ahead of the Derby.

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