A little less than a month and a half before the start of the 2026 World Cup, the Brazilian national team suffered another loss: Éder Militão. The Real Madrid central defender will undergo surgery this week in Finland for an injury to the biceps femoris of his left leg, which will require around five months of recovery
.The condition worsened during the match against Deportivo Alavés for La Liga, when the defender felt discomfort after a demanding action.
Subsequent studies confirmed that the injury affected a scar from a previous problem, which led to the ruling out of conservative treatment, since, although this alternative would have allowed him to return in about five weeks and reach the World Cup, it entailed a high risk of relapse.For that reason, Militão decided to undergo surgery, seeking a safer long-term recovery. The person in charge of the operation will be the specialist Lasse Lempainen, renowned for treating complex muscle injuries in elite soccer players. His case represents a new blow in the defender's career, who has been suffering a series of physical problems in
