Memphis Depay returns to Brazil and undergoes reassessment at Corinthians | OneFootball

Forward Memphis Depay returned to Brazil and Corinthians on Saturday morning (4), when he reported back to the Dr. Joaquim Grava Training Center to undergo tests and assess the stage of recovery from his grade 2 injury in his right thigh.

As first reported by Central do Timão at the start of this week, the Dutch forward is undergoing a physical reassessment process after completing part of his treatment and examinations in Spain with a physiotherapist he trusts. From afar, Corinthians’ fitness and physiology department monitored the case, but sees the need for new tests to estimate a more precise timetable for the player’s return to the pitch.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Ag. Corinthians

Forward Memphis Depay was injured in the first half of the 1-1 draw against Flamengo on March 22, which kept him out of the Netherlands national team’s commitments during the most recent FIFA international break, a situation that bothered the player.

Despite the injury, the player traveled to the European country, where he began treatment with the Dutch national team’s medical department. He then went to Spain before returning to Brazil.

The treatments carried out by Memphis Depay outside the club were aligned with and authorized by the Corinthians board. However, according to reports, there is an understanding that this type of external monitoring can make it harder for the club to control and manage the recovery process, especially regarding muscle load management.

The expectation is that Memphis will still need at least three more weeks of recovery, meaning he should miss Corinthians’ opening matches in the Copa Libertadores and Copa do Brasil, as well as the team’s run in the Brazilian Championship, making him an important absence for head coach Dorival Júnior.

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