Fiorentina, Dodo undergoes knee surgery

Fiorentina, Dodo underwent knee surgery

È "perfectly successful" the surgery performed today by Fiorentina player Dodo for the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. This was announced by the purple club through an official note.

The Brazilian full-back, who was injured on Sunday in Udine in the first minutes of the match, è underwent surgery in Rome by Professor Mariani and will return to Florence in the coming days to begin the established rehabilitation path.

"I feel so sorry for him, been to return the overflowing player we all know. But we are convinced he will come back; stronger than before”, said Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Italiano, who then introduced tomorrow’s trip to Frosinone.

"We need to score points to raise the ranking and self-esteem, in the wake of what we did in Udine. On Sunday, I liked the attitude of the whole team and the concreteness shown despite some moments of difficulty,", continued the purple coach who recovers Nico Gonzalez fresh from renewal (“He is fine although not è at 100%”).