São Paulo lose third striker to ligament injury in 2025 | OneFootball

São Paulo confirmed on Monday (25) that striker André Silva suffered a partial ligament injury to his right knee and is out for the rest of the season. The team's top scorer in 2025, with 14 goals, the player was diagnosed with a posterior cruciate ligament injury and an anterior cruciate ligament sprain and joins Calleri and Ryan Francisco, who also suffered similar injuries this year, amplifying the drama in the team's offensive sector 🤕.

With this loss, André Silva becomes the third center forward in the squad to suffer a ligament injury to the knee in 2025. Argentine Calleri ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in May, during the fourth round of the Brasileirão, in the match against Botafogo ⚽️.

Back from suspension, the number 9 started the game as a starter, but after 30 minutes of the first half, he misstepped after disputing a ball with Marlon Freitas and fell in pain, needing to be replaced immediately 🤦. The injury required surgery and is expected to keep him off the pitch until the end of the year 📆.

In July, young Ryan Francisco, a standout in the Copinha, also suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and a meniscus injury to his left knee during a training session at the CT da Barra Funda, and will be out until 2026 🤦. Now, it's André Silva's turn, who got hurt in the match against Bahia, at Morumbi, when he twisted his knee in an aerial dispute and had to be replaced in the first half 🏟️.

André Silva was precisely the one who had taken over as a starter in Calleri's absence and had been a key player in Hernán Crespo's scheme 📈. The number 9 scored 14 times in the season, two more than Luciano, and had been one of the highlights of the team's campaign in the Brasileirão 🏆.

Now, Crespo will have to find alternatives for the position 🤔. Without André Silva, Calleri, Ryan Francisco, and still unable to count on Juan Dinenno against Cruzeiro — since the striker belongs to the Mineiro club —, the coach may opt to start Gonzalo Tapia centralized or use Luciano to act as a reference 📝.

São Paulo faces Cruzeiro next Saturday, at 21h (Brasília time), at Mineirão, for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship 🏟️. The Tricolor currently occupies 7th place in the Série A, close to the G6, but will have to deal with an extra challenge: continuing to compete without its three original center forwards, all victims of ligament injuries in 2025 🤕.

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