Rodrygo's injury just months before the World Cup was a huge blow for Real Madrid and Brazil. However, the way the winger suffered a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the defeat to Getafe took a new turn this Wednesday. According to Onda Cero, the Brazilian international has been playing injured for several years. "Even without understanding, I trust you…" 🙏🏾 One of the worst days of my life. I don't know if I deserve this… but what can I complain about after so many wonderful things I've experienced? I'm out for the rest of the season and the World Cup, a dream that everyone knows what it means to… pic.twitter.com/p ACZCzbr Fj The forward entered the field in the 55th minute and by the 67th minute, he fell to the ground, clutching his right knee, in a seemingly normal play that did not involve any intense ball dispute. The outcome could not have been worse… but it might have been avoided, as there was already a prior injury. The truth is he played for more than half an hour after the fatal sprain. According to information shared by the Spanish radio, Rodrygo had a partial rupture of the ligament in question for years, which caused him discomfort at times: "The fact that Rodrygo had to regularly play with instability in that knee, playing with pain in some games, may have confused him yesterday [in the match against Getafe], preventing him from realizing that what happened was much more serious. Rodrygo knew there was a possibility of this injury occurring at any moment." 🚨💣 #ONDACERO 🇪🇸 Onda Cero's information is that Rodrygo Goes had that ligament PARTIALLY RUPTURED for YEARS. (Confirmation of the information from @Alexis_RH_) pic.twitter.com/z U7p Pb ADkt The rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and the external meniscus of the right knee leaves the player out of the World Cup that will take place in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
World Cup Real Madrid remains central to this story.
World Cup Real Madrid remains central to this story.
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