Lucas misses training, doubtful for Corinthians with knee pain | OneFootball

It’s almost hard to believe. But Lucas Moura has once again felt pain in his recently operated right knee and has become an absence from São Paulo’s training sessions as the team prepares for the upcoming derby against Corinthians.

The setback was confirmed on the morning of this Friday (14), during an open training session at Barra Funda Training Center, where the press was present but Lucas was not seen on the field.

The number 7 stayed only inside the training center, in the gym, where he worked on muscle strengthening.

The pain isn’t new. In recent days, Lucas had already complained about pain in the area and alerted the always-concerned medical department. With six days still to go before the Brasileirão resumes for the away derby against Corinthians, his presence in the upcoming Majestoso is uncertain.

Lucas’s situation is quite worrying. The player underwent arthroscopy on his right knee on August 30 to remove fibrosis that was causing persistent pain. Afterwards, he played in nine matches for the team, starting in only four of them.

Coach Crespo himself has already spoken about the situation of his main star, lamenting not being able to count on the player at 100% yet.

“Lucas knows he needs to get back to being the Lucas we know, that the world knows. We need to pay attention, it’s a tough moment, a short sequence, no time to recover. We’re waiting for the real Lucas, but along the way we hope he scores many goals,” said the Argentine coach in a press conference.

In addition to the more serious case of Oscar, who is still hospitalized with a defined diagnosis, São Paulo also announced that left-back Enzo Díaz has also become unavailable after undergoing herniorrhaphy last Wednesday night (12) in Argentina to correct a hidden inguinal hernia on the left side, where he had been experiencing pain.

It sounds unbelievable, but the Argentine wingback has become the 63rd injury case in the São Paulo squad this season, the seventh who needed some type of surgical intervention.

On average, São Paulo has recorded a new injury (or medical issue) every five days this year. If that still seems like little to you, just look at another statistic: mathematically, both Hernán Crespo and his predecessor, Luis Zubeldía, each had seven absences per match this year.

Check out all of São Paulo’s injuries this year below:

Source: Anotações Tricolores

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