Botafogo holder suffers serious injury and will have to undergo surgery

Going through a good individual moment, placed as one of the important pieces in the cast of the Botafogothe right-back Rafael will have to pass one more complicated test in his career. In the confrontation against Basquethe player left the field injured, had a serious bruise on his left knee confirmed and will have to undergo surgery.

The surgical process should still take place this Monday, the 3rd, in order for the recovery to take place as quickly and efficiently as possible. After leaving the pitch in frustration, Rafael’s teammates were moved by the player’s situation and honored him on the pitch and later on social media.

In the locker room, after the final whistle in the victory against Vasco, the Botafogo players met Rafael, who was being immobilized right there. Thus, the teammates sang the athlete’s name and received him with hugs and positive words. The right-back couldn’t contain himself and was moved by the attitude of the Botafogo squad.

The right-back left the classic against Vasco still in the first stage, when the match was tied, by the score of 0 to 0. In the sequence, Glorioso managed to score two goals and took three more points in the Brasileirão. On social networks, Botafogo confirmed Rafael’s situation as a “serious injury to his left knee”, but did not specify or outline a return forecast.

The second goal of the match was scored by Carlos Alberto, already in additions. As a way of honoring his teammate, the attacker celebrated the winning goal by raising a shirt with Rafael’s name towards the Botafogo fans. After the final whistle, Tiquinho Soaresvoted player of the match, also showed solidarity with the full-back.