Flamengo medical team sheds light on squad injuries | OneFootball

The Flamengo squad returned to training this week, and some representatives from the medical department held a press conference. The head of the medical department updated the press on the injuries of the team, detailing the recovery of players like Pedro, Saúl, and Danilo.

Pedro returned before the squad

The number 9 from Gávea suffered a fracture in his right forearm in the semifinals of the Libertadores. During his recovery, an issue with the rectus femoris muscle in his left thigh appeared. Pedro only returned to the field at the Club World Cup. 

“Pedro presented well, we repeated the X-ray of the forearm and everything is fine, as it was before the World Cup. Out of caution and the excessive concern we have for our athletes, we repeated some exams, and the muscle injury exam also showed signs of healing,” said Fernando Sassaki.

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Saúl's Treatment

Saúl experienced pain in the heel region at the end of last season. The Spanish player already has trusted doctors in Europe and treated his injury on the old continent.

“He is now in post-operative treatment. Normally, after you operate on a patient, we wait to release them to return for two, three weeks, which is the time to remove the stitches and for the surgeon to be sure there was no infection or complication. Saúl will continue there because of this. After the evaluation, he will return to the club to start treatment through physiotherapy,” explained Fernando Sassaki.

Danilo's Effort

The head of the medical department confirmed Danilo's injury situation. He was experiencing pain in his left knee and played the end of the season through sacrifice.

“We have to greatly value the effort Danilo made. I don't know if some athletes would endure what he endured. We saw the extent of the effort he made. He maintained pain from October until the World Cup final and ended up being rewarded with the title goal (of the Libertadores),” he revealed.

“He has no signs of instability, but he still has pain. Not as before, but a pain that we take into consideration. We have made a specific schedule for him. I will not give a return date,” confirmed Fernando Sassaki in an interview.

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