O Porto won the Milan, by 1 to 0, by the 3rd round of the Champions League. Despite the good result, the team received bad news: left-back Wendell, who injured his knee, was substituted at half-time. This Wednesday, the club informed about the Brazilian’s injury.
The team pointed out that the player contracted an “injury to the internal lateral ligament of the left knee”. Because of this, he will undergo treatment in the medical department. The team did not mention the recovery time.
As a direct substitute for the sector, coach Sérgio Conceição has only Nigerian Zaidu, who took the field six times this season.
revealed by Londoner, Wendell defended Paraná e Guild in Brazil, before wearing the shirt of the Bayer Leverkusen for seven years. In August 2021, he arranged to go to Porto, the club for which he played nine matches so far.
In early October, the Brazilian scored his first goal with the shirt of the dragons and guaranteed the 2-1 victory against Paços de Ferreira.
Third place in Group B of the Champions League, Porto returns to the field for the competition on November 3, when they face Milan away from home. The team will face Tondela, also far from their domains, on Saturday, at 14:00 (GMT), for the 9th round of the Portuguese Championship.
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