Nani without a complete rupture of the ligament avoids surgery and recovers faster.

Portuguese winger Nani will recover from a torn ACL in his right knee only with the help of physiotherapy, without resorting to surgery, since the injury is not total, the football player’s press service said on Friday.

The 36-year-old 2016 European champion was injured on January 6 while playing for Melbourne Victory towards the end of a match against Brisbane Roar, who were counting on participation in the Australian League, and then he was diagnosed with a torn ligament.

The bulletin said in a statement that “the removal of the Portuguese international Nani from the field will not be as long as originally planned”, and acknowledges that he will return to the field at the beginning of the summer.

Nani underwent new tests at the Cugat Institute in Barcelona, ​​under the supervision of clinician Ramon Cugat, who concluded that “the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee is not total and recovery will only be carried out with the help of physiotherapy. without the need for surgical intervention.

The Portuguese has been playing since 2022 for the Australians from Melbourne Victory, after last season he played for Venice, from the Italian league, after three seasons in the North Americans from Orlando City.

Previously, Nani wore the shirt of Sporting CP, the club where he grew up and from which he moved to Manchester United, for the third time in his career, for the third time in his career, after which he visited Fenerbahce, Valencia and Lazio.

The striker has worn the Quinas jersey 112 times, most recently in the Confederations Cup third place match against Mexico on July 2, 2017, days after he scored his 24th and final international goal. team against New Zealand.