Bobadilla turned down Paraguay call-up to focus on full recovery | OneFootball

Midfielder Damián Bobadilla requested not to be called up to the Paraguay national team for the upcoming friendlies during this FIFA international window and decided to prioritize treatment for a right knee injury.

The information was first reported by UOL and confirmed to AVANTE MEU TRICOLOR by sources from the player’s camp.

The player’s decision is intended to take advantage of the break in the domestic calendar to complete his rehabilitation process and return to São Paulo at 100% fitness.

The medial collateral ligament issue has affected Bobadilla since before the World Cup, a period during which he was unavailable for the São Paulo side while under the care of his national team’s medical department.

After the international tournament, Bobadilla played in three consecutive matches for Tricolor, but began experiencing joint discomfort again after the match against Bolívar in La Paz, in the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana.

With a cautious recovery approach being carried out at the Barra Funda training center, the Paraguayan has shown positive progress in physiotherapy.

The expectation of São Paulo’s coaching staff and medical department is that the midfielder will be fully available for the derby against Santos, scheduled for October 2 at Morumbi.

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