Overview
- Palmeiras disclosed Monday it had confirmed a rupture of ligaments in Joaquín Piquerez’s right ankle and set surgery for the coming days under Brazil’s National Center for Health and Performance with AUF oversight.
- The left back was hurt early in Friday’s friendly at Wembley after a challenge with England’s Noni Madueke and left the field on a stretcher in a match that finished 1-1.
- Medical estimates put recovery at four to six months, which makes a World Cup call-up unrealistic and ends what would have been his first tournament.
- Uruguay adjusted on the night by moving Mathías Olivera to left back after bringing on José María Giménez in central defense, a likely template for the next squad.
- Palmeiras loses a regular starter for the season run-in and will coordinate updates with Uruguay’s medical staff during his rehabilitation.