#Qatar2022 | @selecaoportugal, the statement on the conditions of #NunoMendes
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Portugal, Nuno Mendes injury: World Cup over
During Portugal-Uruguay, Nuno Mendes was forced to leave the field early due to injury: his conditions
After the victory against Uruguay, which allowed the Rossoverdi to leap to the top of the group, bad news arrives for Portugal : Nuno Mendes , in fact, will be forced to miss the rest of the World Cup due to an injury. The situation.
Portugal, the injury of Nuno Mendes
In the 42nd minute of Portugal-Uruguay, Paris Saint Germain full-back Nuno Mendes collapsed to the ground, drawing the attention of the bench. After the doctors entered the field, the footballer left the field in tears, dejected by the injury.
Raphael Guerreiro, born in 1993 at Borussia Dortmund, took his place. Immediately after the match, which ended 2-0 in favor of Ronaldo and his teammates, coach Fernando Santos made some statements on the conditions of the young full-back: "It's not me who takes care of the physical conditions of the players, I'm not a doctor and therefore I can't comment on it. We will see what happens, at the moment it is impossible to comment on what happened. We have to wait for the outcome of the checks that the player will undergo in the next few hours. In training, including the warm-up, he didn't have any problems, but that's football too ” .
Checks to which the player has undergone in the last few hours and which have highlighted a muscle injury to his left thigh: the World Cup is over, therefore, for Nuno Mendes. The press release from the Portuguese national team follows: “ Nuno Mendes , after undergoing the exams, was considered unavailable for the national team by the Unidade de Saúde and Performance of the FPF. The player sustained a muscle injury in his left thigh during the match between Portugal and Uruguay. Nuno Mendes will stay with the group in Qatar where he will begin his recovery .”
Fernando Santos also confirmed his forfeit for the rest of the competition: “ Nuno Mendes will no longer play in this World Cup, but he has decided to stay with us . His club has agreed, as he thinks his recovery can start here too. This reflects the unity of this team."
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