Palmeiras seek Fifa payout after Piquerez injury for Uruguay; why | OneFootball

By Lucas Passoli

After receiving the diagnosis of Piquerez’s injury this Monday, Palmeiras decided to take action to seek compensation from FIFA. The left back suffered a ligament rupture in his right ankle while on duty with the Uruguay national team and will be unavailable for Verdão’s upcoming matches. In light of this, the club will activate the Club Protection Programme to obtain compensation for the player’s injury.

The program works as a kind of “insurance” offered by FIFA, which guarantees compensation to the club if a player is injured while playing for his senior national team.

In this way, football’s governing body will be responsible for paying Piquerez’s full salary during the period in which he is sidelined from Palmeiras activities.

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Piquerez’s injury

Piquerez started in the friendly between Uruguay and England, which ended in a 1-1 draw, but was carried off on a stretcher in the first half, giving Palmeiras fans a scare. In the 10th minute, the full-back challenged attacker Madueke and saw the English player fall on his ankle.

The full-back was diagnosed with a sprain in his right ankle and was released from the team camp to return to the club. As soon as he arrived at Palmeiras, he was assessed by the Health and Performance Department and began treatment before undergoing further tests.

The player will undergo surgery and then begin the recovery process, with the support of the Uruguayan national team’s medical staff.

With the rupture confirmed, he will be unavailable to Abel Ferreira for the match against Grêmio this Thursday, in the ninth round of the Brazilian Championship. The match marks Verdão’s return after 11 days without games during the FIFA international break.

Palmeiras’ next match

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