São Paulo confirm fresh Rafael Tolói injury after defender tests | OneFootball

Defender Rafael Tolói was diagnosed with a strain in the back of his right thigh after undergoing imaging tests on the morning of Thursday (23).

The São Paulo No. 2 felt pain and had to be replaced by Osorio as early as the 22nd minute of the first half in the 2-1 comeback loss to Athletico-PR on Wednesday night (22) in the Brazilian Championship.

Clearly shaken, Tolói felt the blow. He sat down on the bench and was caught by TV cameras crying. Understandably so, as the injury happened in the very match in which he was making his 150th appearance in the tricolor shirt.

It was the veteran’s first official match after nearly three months away from the pitch due to pain in his left calf, which had kept him out of the last seven games.

During the midseason break, the center-back had followed a specific muscle-strengthening program and rejoined the squad in training.

Last Friday (17), ahead of the match, the defender played around 80 minutes in a training game against Ferroviária, according to head coach Dorival Júnior.

According to the club, Tolói has already begun the recovery process under the care of the club’s physical therapy department and will definitely miss the team’s next match, against Flamengo, this Sunday (26) at 6:30 p.m. Brasília time, at the Maracanã.

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