MADRID (AP) — Brazil international Rodrygo is expected to miss the rest of Real Madrid’s season and the World Cup due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a torn meniscus in his right knee, the Spanish club announced Tuesday.
25-year-old winger injured Madrid lost 0-1 to Getafe On Monday, he came on as a substitute after missing nearly a month with tendinitis.
Neither Madrid nor the Brazilian Football Federation have made any mention of Rodrygo’s surgery or when he will return. The federation wished him a “speedy recovery.”
Rodrigo will play in all five matches for Brazil at the 2022 World Cup, with the team Lost on penalties in the quarterfinals To Croatia. In the shootout, Rodrigo’s spot kick was saved.
Rodrigo was not included in Brazil’s squad for last year’s final four World Cup qualifying matches, but manager Carlo Ancelotti selected him for each of the four friendlies in October and November.
Rodrigo has played 27 games for Madrid this season, scoring three goals and providing six assists.
Madrid still without injured star striker Kylian Mbappe.
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