Ronald Araújo is already in Barcelona. The Uruguayan central defender arrived on a private flight from Helsinkiaccompanied by his wife, and the chief medical officer of the first team, Ricard Prunawho supervised the operation performed by the prestigious Finnish surgeon, Lasse Lampainen. As reported by the club, the intervention of his avulsion in the adductor longus tendon of his right leg was completely satisfactory, so it is expected that the post-operative and rehabilitation progress without any setbacks.
In fact, both the surgeon who operated on him and the club’s doctors have guaranteed that he could be playing in about two and a half monthsor even before, what I would not close the doors completely to a participation in the World Cup in Qatar, as long as the Uruguayan team passed the first phase. And it is that both the player’s environment and the doctors of Barcelona and Uruguay highlight the recovery capacity of the center-back, which could end up cutting the deadlines substantially.
In any case, the absolute priority of Araújo and those responsible for the club is that he recover completely and satisfactory, so his rehabilitation will not be accelerated thinking about the World Cup. In fact, today, in the technicians’ calendar is fixed his return on December 31 in the derby against Espanyol at the Camp Nou.
From today, the defender begins his recovery process, which will involve spending almost ten days resting, resorting to cryotherapy (ice), vasotherapy and anti-inflammatories, in order to avoid post-operative sequelae. Then you will go to the next phase, where you will begin to move your leg with gentle exercises controlled by a physiotherapist. Depending on how this phase progresses, you will begin the recovery work by supporting your foot and completing the first sessions at low intensity. From the month is when his rehabilitation will accelerate, increasing workloads and gym. And from here, it will depend on your feelings to jump onto the field and rejoin the dynamics of training with the group.
