Athlete felt pain in his right knee again; Since returning to Morumbi, he has faced his rival six times, scored five goals and has not lost any clash.
The must face this Thursday (20), in Itaquera, without one of its main protagonists in recent Majestosos: Lucas Moura. The attacking midfielder once again felt pain in his right knee and has little chance of taking the field, a scenario that could represent a breather for his rival. In recent days, he has trained little on the pitch and was once again placed on a load control protocol, with physiotherapy sessions at the Barra Funda CT. The recurrence of pain affects the same knee in which the player had to undergo two interventions in 2024 — and a more recent arthroscopy, on August 30, to remove fibrosis.
São Paulo monitors its evolution daily, and the club has scheduled a new medical evaluation with a specialist for next week. Since the arthroscopy, the number 7 has entered the field nine times, being a starter in four of them, but without fully recovering his physical rhythm. The coach himself admitted, in an interview, that Lucas is still far from the version he presented before the injuries.
“Lucas knows he has to go back to being the Lucas that we know, that the world knows. It’s about paying attention, a difficult moment, a short sequence, no time to recover. We’re waiting for the real Lucas, but along the way we hope he scores a lot of goals,” said the Argentine.
The possible absence weighs heavily precisely because Lucas has become one of Corinthians’ biggest tormentors since his return to São Paulo, in 2023. In six classics played, Tricolor has five wins and a draw with the attacking midfielder on the field — in addition to the five goals he scored against his rival in that period. Only in 2025, he already found the net in a 3-1 victory in the Campeonato Paulista.
In his first Majestoso after returning to Morumbi, the number 7 shined with the goal that declared a 2-0 victory and sealed qualification to the final of the 2023 Copa do Brasil. In the final, Tricolor defeated Flamengo and won the unprecedented title.
