Arrascaeta surgery a success, Flamengo chief expects early return

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·1 October 2026

Arrascaeta surgery a success, Flamengo chief expects early return

Procedure involving Flamengo’s number 10 took place this Thursday (01)

After suffering a fracture in his left arm last Monday (28), Arrascaeta underwent surgery this Thursday (01). The procedure, performed at Copa Star Hospital in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, was successful. Now, the star is racing against time to be fit by November.

FLAMENGO STATEMENT

“The surgery on midfielder Giorgian De Arrascaeta, performed this Thursday (1st) to repair a fracture in his left wrist, was completed successfully and without complications. The athlete will remain in the hospital under observation this afternoon, with discharge expected later tonight if he continues to show good clinical progress. The procedure was carried out by doctors Roberto Feres, Edson Roderjan, and Fernando Sassaki, head of Flamengo’s Medical Department. The player will continue to be monitored by the club throughout the recovery process.”

IN SHORT, JOSÉ BOTO IS OPTIMISTIC

Flamengo’s number 10 needed to have a plate inserted in his wrist and will remain under observation throughout this Thursday (01). The club’s medical department believes Arrascaeta will return to the pitch in six to eight weeks. However, the club’s football director, José Boto, believes it could be sooner.

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— When you lose an important player like Arrascaeta, it always has an impact. Now, these are things we can’t control. Arrascaeta’s injury is a freak injury, it wasn’t even caused by contact — said José Boto in an interview given this Thursday (01) at Ninho do Urubu.

— Personally, I’m hopeful that he’ll return sooner than they’re saying. These are the ups and downs of having good players who get called up to their national teams. There’s always that risk. It always has an impact when we don’t have such an important player in the team — concluded the Portuguese executive in comments to the press.

OUT FOR THE LIBERTADORES

As expected, Arrascaeta is out of the matches against Estudiantes in the Libertadores semifinals on October 15 and 22. According to reporting by Coluna do Fla, the club even fears he could miss a possible final, scheduled for November 28 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

As a result, coach Leonardo Jardim will have to ‘rack his brains’ to decide on a replacement. The first challenge will be next Thursday (08), against Santos at Vila Belmiro, in the Brasileirão. Jorge Carrascal and Saúl are the favorites to take over the role in that match.

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