October 27, 2022, 19:17 PM
October 27, 2022, 19:17 PM
After days of absence due to discomfort in his right ankle, Chilean Arturo Vidal resumed training this Thursday with Flamengo, in the preview of the 2022 Copa Libertadores final against Athletico Paranaense.
midfielder was part of the work that the ‘Mengao’ performed at the George Capwell stadium in Guayaquil.
In the house of the Emelec club, Vidal touched the ball with his teammates no signs of pain in that ankle, battered after the final of the Brazilian Cup last week.
On October 21, Flamengo reported that the 35-year-old Chilean would have suffered a “traumatism” and had internal fluid, for which he had to undergo a drain that required him to be under medical care for four days.
In their social networks, Vidal shared a photo of the swollen ankle, so his presence in the final was questioned.
Since then had missed two games, against America Mineiro and Santos.
To win on Saturday against ‘Furacão’, the ‘King’ would obtain his first continental title in clubs, a distinction that he could not achieve in his time at Barcelona, Juventus or Bayern Munich.
In the north of the main port of Ecuador, Athletico Paranaense also trained this Thursday under the supervision of DT Luiz Felipe Scolari.
At the head of Fernandinho, the red and black carried out, like ‘Fla’, your first physical activity on Ecuadorian soil. Both arrived on Wednesday afternoon.
The Monumental Stadium of Guayaquil, with capacity for almost 60,000 spectators, will host the third consecutive final Copa Libertadores between Brazilian teams.