Samuel Xavier picks up injury, could miss up to 6 weeks for Fluminense | OneFootball

Fluminense will have a significant absence for the next few games. Right-back Samuel Xavier was diagnosed with a grade 2 injury to the anterior muscle of his left thigh and will be sidelined for an estimated period of four to six weeks. The club confirmed this information on Saturday morning (30).

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The player has already started treatment in the tricolor medical department. He left the field during the first half of the match against Bahia, in the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil, after feeling pain in the area.Coach Renato Gaúcho will have Guga and Júlio Fidelis available to cover this loss. The first match without Samuel will be this Sunday, when Fluminense faces Santos, at Vila Belmiro, for the 22nd round of the Brazilian Championship.

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