It seemed that everything went smoothly, but nothing ever is when nationale teams are involves. And in fact, right on time, the blow came during the night. At Foxborough, where Brazil and USA met for a friendly match (won 4-1 by Dunga’s team) João Miranda had to leave the pitch.
According to information coming from overseas, Inter defender João Miranda suffered a blow to the knee (by Altidore?) in the 16th minute. Then he stayed on the pitch after the care of doctors, but gave up in the 22nd minute (and was replaced by former Roma player Marquinhos).
At the end of the match, Miranda explained his condition: “Unfortunately I suffered a blow to the knee and I had to go off. I am told that it is a problem to the medial collateral. Now I will carry out tests at Inter to understand exactly how serious the injury is.” Then Miranda is still reassuring, at least partly: “I don’t think it’s anything serious, but I still don’t know exactly. If I will be there for the upcoming matches with Brazil? I think so. Now I will work at the club and they will certainly know how to get me ready for the next commitments with the national team.”
It remains to understand the real extent of the injury. Miranda said he was confident, but it is clear that this problem puts him in doubt for at least the derby on Sunday. A mishap that Mancini certainly would have preferred to have been without.
Source: fcinternews.it
