Pablo Maia has facial surgery, São Paulo set recovery timetable | OneFootball

Midfielder Pablo Maia underwent surgery this Friday (10) at the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital to repair fractures in his nose and face, and is doing well after the procedure, as the club reported.

Now, the player will remain at rest until the beginning of next week, when the midfielder is expected to resume his recovery process at Reffis Plus at CT da Barra Funda. The expectation is that Pablo will return to training with Tricolor in about 20 to 30 days, initially wearing a mask over the operated area.

The player suffered the fractures during training this past Thursday (9) at the training center, after an accidental collision with young forward Gustavo Santana. Later, imaging tests indicated the need for the surgical procedure.

This was the fourth surgery Maia has undergone at Tricolor. The midfielder went under the knife in May 2024 due to injuries in his left thigh and missed practically the entire second half of that year after arthroscopy on his left knee. In 2025, he returned to the operating room, this time with a ligament injury in his right ankle, in February. A product of Cotia, Pablo Maia has been part of the first team since 2022, with 196 matches in that period, 15 of them in the current season.

As a result, Pablo Maia will be unavailable for Roger Machado in the team’s upcoming matches. São Paulo wrapped up its preparation on the morning of this Friday (10) for the clash against Vitória in the Brasileirão, in Salvador (BA), on the afternoon of this Saturday (11).

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