Samu takes another encouraging step in his recovery | OneFootball

Samu began ball work today on the pitch at the Jorge Costa CTFD, still on an individual basis, taking another step in the recovery process from the serious right knee injury he suffered in February, in the derby against Sporting. The player was diagnosed with a sprain to the right knee with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, an injury that led to surgery and brought his season to an end that very month.

After undergoing surgery in Madrid with surgeon Manuel Leyes, in close coordination with FC Porto’s medical department, Samu immediately began an intense rehabilitation programme. Between gym work, running on the pitch and various stages of readaptation, the striker kept progressing through the steps until reaching this phase of individual training with the ball, always closely monitored by the Dragons’ medical staff.

To follow the defined plan, the Spaniard gave up part of his holiday and kept working at the training centre while many of his teammates were still on their break. Internally, that dedication has been highlighted as a sign of his ambition and his desire to return quickly to competition in the blue and white shirt.

FC Porto believe that Samu could be fit to compete at 100% from November onwards, after a gradual reintegration into group training planned for the autumn. Until then, the striker will continue to follow a phased plan, in which the ball work now under way represents an important step, although he is still far from being immediately available to Francesco Farioli.

“Getting stronger,” wrote the Porto side alongside the photos showing Samu enjoying having the ball back at his feet.

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