Militao suffers from a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament with damage to both menisci

Twrong news for Real Madrid. Military suffered a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament with damage to both menisci of his right leg, as indicated in the medical report issued by the club. The central defender will miss the rest of the season.

“After the examinations carried out on our player Eder Militao by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he was diagnosed with a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament with damage to both menisci of his right leg. Militao will be operated on in the coming days.”

Militao already knows what it means to suffer a serious knee injury, even if on this occasion he damaged the “good” one, the right one. In the 26th minute, the Brazilian was looking for a cross into the box, his foot got stuck in the pitch and, after failing to shoot on goal, he fell to the ground. The stadium froze as it saw the central defender writhing in pain and clutching his right knee. The player had no way of getting up and the stretcher had to intervene to take him away.

The players were stunned and, after the match, still touched. “I'm very sad about the injuries, it's a shame that it happens to us so many times, I hope we can stay strong for them. I'm very happy with the goals, of course, but the feeling I have is sad for them Militao because he has to relive this,” said. Vinicius.In the same spirit, Brahim was still on the pitch: “It hurts me to see a teammate cry because it breaks my heart, you come from a long injury and it's his turn and it seems like it could be longer than usual …we will miss him.”