Overview
- São Paulo FC said the 34-year-old midfielder experienced a cardiac complication Tuesday morning during a stationary bike effort test at the club’s SuperCT facility.
- Club and Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein medical staff treated him on site before he was transported to the hospital, where he is clinically stable.
- Further examinations are underway and no medical prognosis has been released by the team or hospital.
- Brazilian media report he is considering a mutual termination of his São Paulo contract, which runs through December 2027, and potential retirement.
- Outlets say he briefly lost consciousness during the episode, and coverage notes he has been under cardiac monitoring since August after a vertebra fracture.