Samuel Xavier sidelined by injury, could miss up to 6 weeks for Flu | OneFootball

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

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The player has already started treatment in the tricolor medical department. He left the field in the first half of the match against Bahia, in the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil, after feeling pain. Coach Renato Gaúcho has Guga and Júlio Fidelis available to cover for Samuel's absence.

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