Overview
- The injury occurred during Lille’s 1-0 win over Le Havre and saw Santos carried off on a stretcher after a forceful challenge on Saturday.
- Lille’s medical report, published Monday, says Santos has a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee plus a meniscal lesion.
- The club says the tackle went unbooked on the pitch and has asked the French football authorities to review the referee and VAR handling of the incident.
- Eighteen-year-old Maxima Goffi replaced Santos in the match and may be pressed into a starting role because Lille has no confirmed senior deputy at right-back.
- Santos previously tore the cruciate ligament in his left knee in 2024 and the club says the new diagnosis will require a long rehabilitation that will keep him out for many months.