Midfielder Matheus Pereira suffers knee injuries

big bet cruise for the second half of the season, the midfielder Matheus Pereira turned low shortly after playing his first game as a starter for the Minas Gerais team. The 27-year-old player suffered an injury to his left knee, as reported by the club on Tuesday (8). There is no information about the length of leave.

“Cruzeiro informs that the athlete Matheus Pereira was submitted to exams that confirmed injuries in the posterior cruciate ligaments and medial collateral of the left knee”, informed the club, which discarded the surgery. “The treatment indicated for the case is conservative, that is, without the need for surgery. The athlete has already started his recovery at Cruzeiro’s Health Department.”

The club did not indicate a time estimate for the midfielder’s recovery. But it is possible that he will be away for about a month. Thus, it should be embezzled in the next four matches, against Palmeiras, Corinthians, Grêmio and Red Bull Bragantino. The player could return for the duel with Santos, on September 13th.

Matheus Pereira was signed on loan from Al Hilal, from Saudi Arabia, until the middle of 2024. The player arrived at the Minas Gerais club with the status of a big bet for the team in the transfer window that ended last week.

The midfielder, however, ended up getting injured in his first match as a starter, on Sunday, in Cruzeiro’s tie with leader Botafogo. Matheus Pereira was injured in a fight with striker Victor, in the second half. With severe pain in the knee, he ended up being substituted shortly afterwards.

Before, he had made his debut with Cruzeiro’s shirt in the previous round, when he entered the field in the final minutes of the 3-3 draw with Athletico, on July 29.