Overview
- Club medical tests identified a muscular lesion in the right adductor major, with an estimated recovery time of roughly two weeks.
- Militao left Brazil’s friendly against Tunisia in Lille around the hour mark after discomfort, having also started against Senegal during the window.
- He is set to miss the upcoming trips to Elche and Girona in LaLiga and the Champions League visit to Olympiacos.
- Press reports indicate the club hopes he could return in early to mid December, with the December 10 match against Manchester City cited as a potential target.
- The absence adds to a stretched back line that includes Antonio Rüdiger sidelined until mid December, though Dean Huijsen has been cleared to feature this weekend.