De La Cruz set for knee procedure, eyes more Flamengo chances in 2026 | OneFootball

Uruguayan to undergo treatment on left knee to ease pain and stimulate healing of injuries

Flamengo continues to meticulously plan for the 2026 season. After having few opportunities in 2025, De La Cruz will undergo a medical procedure on his left knee to increase his chances for next year.

In summary, De La Cruz will take advantage of his vacation in Uruguay to have a medical procedure done on his left knee. The treatment is non-surgical and is even considered simple. This is because the midfielder will undergo a regenerative medicine approach that uses substances from his own body to stimulate the healing of injuries.

Thus, in De La Cruz’s case, blood will be drawn from the bone in his hip for application to his left knee. In the meantime, the Medical Department of Flamengo is in contact with the professional who will perform the treatment in Uruguay. The information was initially reported by GE.

What is the recovery time?

It is worth noting that De La Cruz will not even need to be hospitalized, meaning he will be released the same day and will not need to go through any recovery process. Therefore, the player will be available to Flamengo when the squad reconvenes.

What happened to De La Cruz?

Finally, it is important to remember that De La Cruz has a chronic injury in his right knee and, during this year, began to suffer from inflammation in his left knee as well. Currently, the left side is causing him the most discomfort and is what has kept the Uruguayan out of Flamengo’s matches.

Not by chance, the Medical Department of Flamengo implemented a special protocol for De La Cruz throughout the 2025 season. For this reason, Flamengo’s medical staff managed the player’s workload. The idea is to maintain this approach next year.

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