Just him: Marcos Antônio injured, back after the World Cup | OneFootball

The old ghost of injuries has definitely returned to haunt São Paulo. With its medical department already crowded in recent weeks, the club saw another player get hurt and become unavailable for coach Roger Machado.

Defensive midfielder Marcos Antonio, who was substituted in the first half of the win over O’Higgins (CHI) after feeling pain in the front of his right thigh, underwent imaging tests this Wednesday (15). He was diagnosed with an injury to the rectus femoris muscle and has already begun treatment with the club’s medical staff.

As a result, Tricolor’s No. 8 will be out for four to six weeks from activities with the rest of the squad, and could miss the entire end of this half of the season, since he would not return before the break for the World Cup.

São Paulo’s last match before the mid-year break will be on May 31, against Remo, in the Brasileirão. If he is sidelined for a month and a half, therefore, Marcos Antonio would only return to the team after the Club World Cup in Central America.

Tricolor will obviously work to bring back one of its main players as soon as possible, so that he can at least play in the final matches before the break. If he does not return, he will miss 13 São Paulo matches.

Marcos Antonio played in 20 of São Paulo’s 22 matches this season and was on the field for 1,650 of the team’s 1,980 minutes in 2026. His natural replacement should be Danielzinho, who has lost ground under Roger Machado.

It was the club’s second setback of the day. Before the match, winger Ferreirinha’s injury was confirmed, ruling him out of the clash because of swelling in the back of his left thigh.

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