Thigh injury puts Estêvão's World Cup place in doubt | OneFootball

The 18-year-old Chelsea forward suffered a grade 4 hamstring tendon injury during last weekend’s match against Manchester United and is all but out of the World Cup.

With just 50 days to go before the World Cup kicks off, Brazil has another headache in a sensitive area of the pitch: the attack. Estevão suffered a serious injury at Chelsea, and his presence at the biggest tournament is now in serious doubt.

The 18-year-old striker, a regular fixture for Carlo Ancelotti, left Saturday’s match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in pain, broke down in tears in the dressing room, as revealed by his coach Liam Rosenior, and underwent tests.

Those tests confirmed a grade 4 hamstring tendon injury. While there is no exact timetable for his recovery, this is far from a minor issue. With less than two months to go before Brazil’s opener against Morocco in New Jersey, Estevão is all but out of the World Cup.

It would not be the first major loss for the Seleção. At the beginning of March, Rodrygo tore the anterior cruciate ligament and external meniscus in his right knee at Real Madrid and was ruled out of the trip to the United States.

Now all of Brazil is hoping and praying for the Palmeiras product, who had scored five goals in his last six matches in the famous yellow shirt. This possible absence would once again open the door for several attackers dreaming of playing in the World Cup, such as Neymar (Santos) and Pedro (Palmeiras).

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