Militao returned seven months later: “It’s a joy I can’t explain”

Eder Militao He looked like a footballer again when he stepped on the pitch in an official match this Sunday, against Athletic Club, 232 days after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee that kept him out since the first day of the league. The Brazilian center back suffered the injury, coincidentally, against the same opponent on the opening day of the championship, in San Mamés, more than seven months ago.

The Brazilian lived a very special Sunday, as he expressed at noon on his social networks with a video of his way to focus on the rest of his teammates. “How I miss game days,” he wrote.

After the match, Militao could not hide his happiness in the statements on Real Madrid TV. “It’s a joy that I can’t explain. They were difficult days but now we have to enjoy the moment. My return has to be here, at home and only against the team that I was hurt. It gave me a lot of happiness,” said the Brazilian.

military He received his first applause from his fans when, for the first time all season, his name was heard over the public address system at the Santiago Bernabéu when the substitutes were announced. Despite the time out, and as Carlo Ancelotti had already warned in the preview, he has minutes. Of course, when his team has a cushion on the scoreboard (2-0).

Three minute warm-up in the band and Davide Ancelotti, Carlo’s son, called him in ’86 to take off his tracksuit and returned 232 days later. Of course, his entry into the field was more begging. The game did not stop, it was in extra time, and Andriy Lunin had to be the one who threw the ball on his own for his teammate to enter the field of play.

A very special match for a military He played for two minutes, something anecdotal when the important thing was that he felt like a footballer again and got sensations.

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