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Brazil: São Paulo's Flávio to pair Lugano in Minas [Wed Sep 21st, 2005]
After soothing worried fans about Amoroso’s groin strain, SPFC sawbones José Sanchez was rather gloomy about central defender Fabão, suffering from recurrent sharp pains in his left heel, and finding it difficult to walk, let alone play football.
Autuori has a double whammy given habitual stand-in Alex’s sprained ankle; product of a hasty tackle in their training session.
Youngster Flávio is the expected partner for Uruguayan centre-back Lugano in the Mineirão given Edcarlos’ forced absence after he saw a third yellow in the 4-2 win over Vasco.
“In principal Fabão isn’t a dead cert for surgery, but I can’t put an estimated date on his recovery. We’re going to pull out all the stops to make his recovery as quick and effective as possible, but we’ve only got a few alternative treatments to try out,†explained the doctor.
Autuori has made it clear that he wants to avoid a repeat of the Mascherano case at all costs.
Aaron Marcus
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