Bruno Rodrigues returns for Palmeiras after two years: "A champion" | OneFootball

Bruno Rodrigues moved everyone at Palmeiras this Saturday by taking the field in the 4-1 victory over Internacional at Allianz Parque, ending an almost two-year wait to return to the pitch due to severe knee problems.

Signed at the beginning of 2024, Bruno Rodrigues played only two games for Verdão and had to undergo surgical procedures on both knees, which forced him to be out of the team for more than a year and a half. But the wait came to an end this Saturday, and Abel Ferreira's assistant coach, João Martins, was full of praise for the number 11.

“Only he knows what he went through, his family and all of us who see him every day. He went through the worst that a football player can go through. It was almost two years that only he can talk about, but for those of us who see it, it's not easy to overcome, fight, go through many difficulties and reach today's day. We talked inside, it seemed like it was his professional debut, and he's already 27 years old,” commented the Portuguese.

Bruno Rodrigues underwent arthroscopy on his right knee at the beginning of 2024. When he was already in the final stages of recovery from the procedure, he ended up rupturing the patellar tendon in his left knee during a practice match at the Football Academy, which forced him to undergo another surgical procedure, fully recovering only in the second half of 2025.

“He's a champion, it's moments like this that make us love being here, spending more time with them than with our families. Sometimes everything makes sense. Our hearts are full because, finally, we managed to do our job and help him get through this moment. But 99% is the result of his work. Many wouldn't be able to go through what he went through. I hope all the luck in the world accompanies him and that he scores many goals, because that's why he works and that's why we want him at Palmeiras,” he concluded.

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