São Paulo doctor says André Silva’s injury was not just bad luck | OneFootball

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Dr. Filipe Abdalla, who works within São Paulo with a specialty in physiotherapy, believes that André Silva's ligament injury cannot be treated merely as an unfortunate event. The professional cites two other serious ligament injuries in the tricolor squad in a short interval (with Calleri and Ryan Francisco) and says that there are a series of factors that may have contributed to exacerbating André Silva's injury.

According to the doctor, the intense load of games in short intervals, as well as field conditions, individual history, biomechanics, sleep, and even emotional aspects can make an athlete more vulnerable to injury.

São Paulo's number 17 suffered a ligament injury and a strain in the ligament of his right knee.

“Injuries do not follow a straight line of cause and effect. There is a network of complexity, where factors like training load, schedule, field conditions, individual history, biomechanics, sleep, and even emotional aspects interact. When three players suffer similar injuries, it does not mean just ‘bad luck’, but the result of multiple factors overlapping at different times. It's unfortunate to have a PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) injury and an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) strain,” emphasized Abdalla, who is a specialist in sports physiotherapy.

This Tuesday (26), accompanied by the club's doctor, Ricardo Galotti, André Silva will have a consultation with Moisés Cohen, the Tricolor's medical consultant, where the treatment approach will be determined.

The forward is expected to start a conservative recovery process and, in the coming days, depending on how his condition evolves, positively or negatively, the definitive decision on surgery will be made.

Another setback for São Paulo's attack

The recovery period for such injuries, without undergoing surgery, can range from four to 12 weeks, further complicating the situation for coach Hernán Crespo, who sees the third option for the position end up in Reffis.

Before André Silva, forwards Calleri and Ryan Francisco were already in the medical department, recovering from surgeries they underwent during the year. Of the two, the hope for a return this season lies with the veteran Argentine, who is already working on the field at the Barra Funda training center with physiotherapy.

To field the attack, as a natural forward, Crespo relies on fellow countryman Dinneno, a name that came from Cruzeiro when the coach was Luis Zubeldía, who even recommended him to Tricolor (a fact that may contribute to his limited use with the new manager).

Besides Dinneno, other players can be improvised, such as wingers Ferreirinha and Tapia, as well as Luciano, who can perform roles like a false 9.

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