Midfielder Paulinho suffered a sprained left knee during the match between Corinthians and Argentinos Juniors last Wednesday. The athlete left the field midway through the first half and, after the match, detailed the shock he suffered with his new injury.
“Now it’s time to wait, take the exam in São Paulo. I heard a little pop there at the time of the offer, but there’s not much to do. Many things go through your mind after suffering a serious injury , but you have to wait. I prefer not to say anything, also because we need the image to see the extent of the injury. It’s like having a steady head again”, commented the number 15 of the mixed area after the match.
In the middle of last year, Paulinho tore the cruciate ligament in the same knee that had suffered the sprain. The athlete underwent surgery and only returned earlier this year, during the Paulista Championship.
Paulinho left the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona lawn needing the help of Timão’s doctors to walk. As soon as he has fallen on the grass in the debt offer, the player has already made the exchange signal. After his departure, the athlete was spotted on the dugout with an ice pack on his left knee.
With the departure of Paulinho, Roni formed the midfield of Corinthians together with Fausto and Maycon. The grassroots youngster lost his starting status under coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo, but could return to the starting lineup with his experienced partner injured.
Due to the diagnosed injury, Paulinho becomes a doubt for the next Corinthians matches. Recovery time for a knee sprain varies according to the degree of the injury, with more severe cases requiring up to a few months of treatment. The player will be re-evaluated by the club’s medical department as soon as the delegation arrives in Brazil.
In a press conference, coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo complained about the departure of the number 15 shirt during the match against Argentinos. “Paulinho was out of the team, even out of the box. Suddenly I found a place for him. When he came out, Roni, who is in position and is young, wants to run after the ball. Their striker. Fausto is aware of this too. Roni started to attack and I corrected in the second half, the first pass and the second were missing to catch the defense wide open, Paulinho was missing, he’s great, he takes up space and Roni has a different characteristic and he has to know the tactical part of what he has to do” , commented.
Now Corinthians are back on the pitch against Fluminense next Sunday at 4pm (Brasilia time). The match is valid for the eighth round of the Brazilian championship and will be played at the Neo Química Arena. Three days later, Timão has a decisive engagement against Atlético-MG, for the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, also in Itaquera.
Source: Terra
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