Paulinho suffers a serious injury and may not play for Corinthians anymore

After confirming the injury, Paulinho should no longer be on the field in 2023. After almost two weeks of tests, a ruptured ligament in the left knee of the number 8 of the team was found. Corinthians. Therefore, the player will have to undergo another surgery in the region, with no deadlines to return to playing football professionally.

The rupture occurred in the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee, a situation similar to the injury that the midfielder suffered last year. Thus, the entire procedure will be conducted by the Dr. Joaquim Grava in the next days. Paulinho was injured in the match against Argentine Jrsin Buenos Aires, on May 24th, by the liberators.

At the age of 34, Paulinho has a contract with Corinthians until December of this year. Before suffering the injury, the player was not contacted by the club to renew his bond, which makes the midfielder’s situation even more difficult. Timão will be responsible for all the support and care of the veteran, but the extension of his time in the team can be set aside.

It is worth mentioning that Paulinho suffered the same injury last year, in May, which took him off the field until the beginning of 2023. Strengthfor the Brazilian, the steering wheel had to leave the pitch in a lot of pain. Subsequently, rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament was found.

After the draw against Argentinos Jrs, Paulinho left the stadium very shaken and spoke about the difficulties he went through after the 2022 injury. “In my life, during these months that I was away, I learned many things. One of them is to be calm and give time to time. Family is important at any point in my career and I am subject to that. It happened again, it’s not expected, but it’s part of the game.”lamented.