Arrascaeta calms Flamengo fans after fracture, surgery set and recovery timeline given | OneFootball

Arrascaeta arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday with his left arm immobilised, telling Flamengo fans he was fine and would have surgery on Thursday as he targets a swift return.

In an interview with FlamengoTV, head of the medical department Fernando Sassaki estimated a recovery of six to eight weeks, noting an average person needs eight to 12. That timeline points to mid to late November, with the Copa Libertadores final set for 28 November at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.

The club brought the Uruguayan midfielder back immediately from South Korea to speed up treatment after he sustained a distal radius fracture. Surgery is scheduled for Thursday afternoon, to be led by Sassaki with orthopaedist Roberto Feres, a specialist in this type of injury.

Pre-op checks include a fresh assessment and imaging, and the displaced bone will be realigned and fixed with a plate and screws. Within Flamengo there is pessimism about a return inside six weeks, so plans centre on a possible appearance only if they reach the final. Sassaki has also ruled out playing with wrist protection.

He is expected to miss both Libertadores semi-finals against Estudiantes of Argentina, with the first leg on 15 October in La Plata and the return on 22 October at the Maracanã. Before that, Leonardo Jardim must reshuffle his midfield for the Brasileirão meeting with Santos.

The injury came on Monday in Uruguay’s 4-1 win over South Korea in Seoul, after he had scored one and assisted another. He slipped while turning without contact, braced with his left hand, and was replaced by Zalazar on 32 minutes of the second half. Hospital scans in South Korea confirmed the fracture.

Source: Coluna Do Fla

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