Pablo Maia undergoes facial surgery and is out for São Paulo | OneFootball

After suffering injuries to his face and nose during São Paulo's return to training this Thursday, Pablo Maia underwent surgery to repair the fractures on Friday morning at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein.

The midfielder will remain at rest until the beginning of next week, when he is expected to resume his recovery process at REFFIS Plus.

The incident

During Thursday’s activities, the defensive midfielder was involved in an accidental collision and, after imaging tests, was diagnosed with fractures to his face and nose. This Friday, the player will undergo surgical procedures.

Absence

With the injury, Pablo Maia is a confirmed absentee for Roger Machado in the match against Vitória, scheduled for this Saturday. He is also expected to miss Tricolor’s next fixture, against O’Higgins in the Copa Sudamericana, on Tuesday.

See also: All Gazeta Esportiva news Gazeta Esportiva’s YouTube channel Follow Gazeta Esportiva on Instagram Join Gazeta Esportiva’s WhatsApp channel 

São Paulo’s next match

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.