Vasco Sousa’s career in jeopardy: 21 surgeries in 39 days at hospital | OneFootball

Vasco Sousa suffered a fracture in the fibula of his right leg and underwent surgery on December 15 at CUF Hospital. It was a relapse of the severe fibula injury that had already sidelined him from the field at the beginning of the year, but this time the outcome was even more adverse.

After 39 days of hospitalization and 21 operations in the operating room, Vasco Sousa finally returned home, alongside his girlfriend Joana Guise, who posted an emotional statement on Instagram about the most challenging phase of the FC Porto midfielder's career. In the post, she describes him as a "hero without a cape," someone whose future was put on hold.

During his stay in the hospital, the process was complicated by the presence of a virus that affected the musculature of the operated leg. This complication worsened the clinical picture, necessitating multiple surgeries and a much more demanding rehabilitation, with uncertainty about his sporting future.

With part of the storm overcome, Vasco Sousa began treatment at Olival this Saturday. The blues and whites registered the midfielder in the League, marking the early end of his loan to Moreirense. Sousa appears with the number 15 jersey of FC Porto, but naturally, he will not be used this season.

With a contract valid until June 2030, renewed before the loan to Moreirense, the footballer receives specialized clinical support from FC Porto to try to win this battle. The club intends to close, this time happily, Vasco Sousa's nightmare. Additionally, the player has the support of the entire professional football structure, the technical team led by Farioli, and the squad, who paid tribute to him by displaying his jersey in the game against Estrela da Amadora.

In the social media post, his girlfriend recalls the forced pauses in projects, the paths rebuilt more than once, and a strength that cannot be learned from books. She emphasizes that Vasco does not fight to be admired for his courage, but because he doesn't know how to live any other way, becoming an example of resilience and overcoming for many.

Joana Guise laments that Vasco is faced with another very high mountain to climb, after having recovered in record time from the first fracture in February. "Life is not always fair. It forces a forced pause on dreams, on future projects that are put on hold. And when he slowly begins to rebuild the path, everything is taken away again. As if starting over wasn't already an act of courage enough. But this hero is not like the others. He doesn't give up when everything is taken from him. He rebuilds himself as many times as necessary. He finds strength amidst uncertainties. He takes a deep breath when fear tightens and believes, even without guarantees. This hero doesn't fight to be admired. He fights because he doesn't know how to do it any other way. Because inside him there is a will greater than any imposed obstacle," she summarized, receiving comfort from friends, colleagues, and many fans who sent messages of support.

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