Scorer of the 2nd goal Corinthians in victory over Nacional-PARin Paraguay, the right-back Matheuzinho reassured the fans after having substituted with pain in his right ankle.
At 51 minutes of the 2nd half, Matheuzinho He was left with the ball at the edge of the area and shot first time to guarantee Timão’s 2-0 victory. The full-back, however, was unable to celebrate his first goal with the black and white shirt.
Matheuzinho he fell to the grass shortly after the kick with his hand on his right ankle. Unable to continue, the full-back was replaced by Giovane. He left the field on a stretcher.
“It was more of a scare. We did an assessment in the locker room, but tomorrow we’ll see exactly what happened. The moment I stepped on it, my support foot slipped and twisted. I was scared, but I don’t think it was anything big.” , reassured Matheuzinho The ESPN.
“Very happy for my first goal with this shirt, which was a dream. Unfortunately I couldn’t celebrate, but it’s part of it, it’s a story to tell later. The victory was important,” he said.
The victory in Paraguay puts the Corinthians in vice-leadership of Group F of the CONMEBOL South Americanwith 7 points, one behind the leader Racing Montevideo. There are two rounds left until the end of the phase and only the first team in each group guarantees a place directly in the round of 16.
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