Paulinho arrived at Palmeiras with great expectations. Signed for around R$115 million, the player lives with a serious leg injury, which was operated on last year. He hasn’t been on the field since July 4th, in the defeat to Chelsea in the Club World Cup Super.
With that, the question remains: when will Paulinho return to the Palmeiras team? How is your recovery? THE Sporting News show.
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When will Paulinho play again?
According to ‘Our Lecture’, Paulinho’s return could happen at the beginning of March. Until then, Palmeiras could be in the finals of the Campeonato Paulista and will have two rounds of the Brazilian Championship at the beginning of this month, against Vasco and Mirassol.
The Libertadores only starts at the beginning of April. Alviverde’s expectation is to be able to count on Paulinho practically 100% for the competition.
How is Paulinho’s recovery?
Palmeiras is working with the expectation that the attacker will begin the physical transition process by the end of next week. From this stage onwards, the player will undergo weekly assessments, and it is expected that he will be able to return to the games in approximately 30 days.
If the schedule defined by the Health and Performance Center is strictly followed, Paulinho should be available to coach Abel Ferreira within the stipulated period of March.
— Paulinho is four and a half months post-operative after a fracture revision. This is a short period for his recovery process. We already knew, when we embarked on this new procedure, that it would be a longer recovery period — said doctor Pedro Potin, in a video released by Palmeiras at the beginning of January.
Paulinho’s numbers at Palmeiras
- 16 games
- 3 goals
- 2 assists
