Scan finds serious injury, and Brazil striker could miss World Cup | OneFootball

Estêvão’s participation in the World Cup with the Brazilian national team is at serious risk due to a hamstring injury suffered during Chelsea’s defeat to Manchester United last Saturday.

According to The Athletic, the 18-year-old forward suffered a grade-four injury, making his presence at the World Cup highly unlikely, since the tournament is set to begin on June 11, and Brazil’s opener against Morocco takes place two days later.

The Athletic had already reported on April 18 that Estêvão would undergo imaging tests to assess the severity of the issue.

According to Wednesday’s (22) report, by Mario Cortegana, Sebastian Stafford-Bloor and Liam Twomey, the MRI was carried out on Monday afternoon (20), and there was already a pessimistic mood behind the scenes at Chelsea even before the result came back.

The injury happened just 16 minutes into the match at Stamford Bridge, in the 1-0 loss to Manchester United.

The youngster left the pitch limping and, as manager Liam Rosenior confirmed after the match, was in tears in the dressing room.

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The incident could bring Estêvão’s debut season at the English club to an early end.

Signed from Palmeiras in May 2024, the attacking midfielder joined the squad in the middle of last year.

In his first season in Europe, he posted strong numbers:

Importance to the Brazilian national team

Estêvão quickly established himself as a regular presence in Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil side.

The youngster has been called up 11 times to the senior team and comes into this stretch with four goals in his last four matches for the national team.

At the World Cup, Brazil are in Group B, where they will face Morocco, Haiti and Scotland.

Chelsea, meanwhile, are going through a difficult spell: after losing 3-0 to Brighton on Tuesday, the team has only four Premier League matches remaining, along with an FA Cup semi-final against Leeds United next Sunday.

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