BARCELONA – Philippe Coutinho underwent surgery this Saturday for the injury to the external meniscus of his right knee and, after the intervention, the Barcelona medical service reported that the Brazilian footballer’s absence will be three months and that his return will not be until April. expected. .
The player did not have a total meniscus tear, so Dr. Monllau, who led the surgery, decided to rebuild the damaged meniscus, without having to suture it as feared, and shorten the recovery time, which in the worst case would take longer than four months.
Agreeing that the result of the operation was “satisfactory”, Coutinho will miss at least twelve official matches (eight in the league, the two in the Champions League against PSG, one in the cup and the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup against Real Sociedad ) there could be five more if it qualifies for the Super Cup final as well as the Copa del Rey final, which could already play in April.
The optimistic prediction indicates that the Brazilian midfielder would be ready to visit Real Madrid in the Bernabéu League Classic on April 10 or 11 and a hypothetical knockout of the Champions League quarter-finals, with the first games scheduled. play between April 6 and 7.