Dinenno out after knee surgery, São Paulo miss striker for run-in | OneFootball

Juan Dinenno underwent an arthroscopy on his right knee this Wednesday at the Einstein Israelite Hospital, under the care of Dr. Moisés Cohen's team.

The forward had been complaining of pain in the area, which caused him to miss the matches against Grêmio and Mirassol, and he underwent the procedure to clean the meniscus.

Juan Dinenno was signed in the last transfer window to fill the absence of Calleri, as at the time there were only André Silva and Ryan Francisco as options for the center-forward position.

The management's idea was to bring in another player for the position so that if André Silva also suffered a physical problem or became unavailable due to suspension, São Paulo would still have another option for the attack.

As they were still competing in the Libertadores and the Copa do Brasil, the Tricolor preferred not to place all their bets on André Silva and the youngster Ryan Francisco. The decision proved to be correct, as both ended up suffering serious knee injuries shortly after.

The fact is that Dinenno was unable to gain a foothold at São Paulo even with the lack of competitors for the "number 9" role. Also suffering from knee problems, the Argentine joins the extensive list of Tricolor's absentees.

Currently, São Paulo has ten players out due to injury: Calleri (transition with physical preparation after surgery on the left knee), Ryan (surgery on the left knee), André Silva (posterior cruciate ligament injury and anterior cruciate ligament strain of the right knee), Luan (right adductor injury), Rafael Toloi (injury in the posterior region of the left thigh), Oscar (muscle injury in the left calf), Cédric (fracture in the right toe), Leandro (pain in the left knee), Wendell (partial rupture of the plantar fascia of the left foot), and Dinenno.

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