Ryan Francisco undergoes left knee surgery and only returns to São Paulo in 2026

18 -year -old was ruptured the ligament on July 15 during a team training at Barra Funda CT

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The young man climbed to the professional team at the beginning of the season

Promising name of the grassroots categories and in which the bet a lot for his command of the attack, the young center forward was undergoing left knee surgery on Wednesday (30) and will be discharged on Thursday, which begins physiotherapy at the club, but returning to the fields only in 2026.

The young man climbed to the professional team at the beginning of the season, after shining in winning the Sao Paulo Junior Football Cup against Arquirrival. And he already had three goals in 16 matches played, mostly coming from the reserve.

“Striker Ryan underwent on Wednesday afternoon (30) to surgery to reconstruct the cruciate ligament and regularization of meniscal lesion from the left knee. The procedure performed by Dr. Moisés Cohen at Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo was successful,” said Sao Paulo.

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Ryan spent the last 15 days in physical therapy treatment at the São Paulo Refis Plus in preparation for surgery. The 18 -year -old was ruptured the ligament on July 15 during a team training at Barra Funda CT.

Last training before the round of the Brazilian Cup

Sao Paulo did its last activity this morning before facing Athletico-PR this Thursday at Morumbi. The coach dedicated the work to improvements in the stopped, defensive and also offensive balls. The team also trained submissions.

Coming from three straight wins in Brasileirão, São Paulo wants to expand the positive sequence to bring a good result to Curitiba next week. The team will not yet count on the return of Lucas Moura, who continues to work apart in his physical transition.

*With information from Estadão Content

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