Overview
- Recovery is expected to take roughly six to seven months according to multiple media reports citing medical assessments.
- The injury came in his first appearance after nearly a month out with tendon inflammation, compounding a difficult return.
- Rodrygo posted an emotional Instagram message acknowledging he will miss the rest of the season and the World Cup, pledging to fight back in rehab.
- Real Madrid faces an immediate squeeze in attack for upcoming matches, with reports noting only Vinícius and Gonzalo available next game as Kylian Mbappé is injured and Mastantuono is suspended.
- The Athletic reports he sustained a partial tear of the same right ACL in 2023 that was treated without surgery, with sources indicating the current rupture is not attributed to that earlier issue.