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Galatasaray has announced that Portuguese footballer Rafael Leao has severe strain and bleeding in his right upper rear muscle group and that his treatment has begun, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
The Istanbul club shared the findings in a statement about the 27-year-old's condition. Leao left the match injured during Galatasaray’s game against Amed Sportif Faaliyetler, commonly known as Amedspor, in the 11th week of the Trendyol Super Lig, Türkiye’s top football division. Amed Sportif Faaliyetler are based in Diyarbakir, the largest city in southeastern Türkiye.
MRI scans were performed at Maslak Acibadem, the club’s sponsor hospital, located in Istanbul’s Maslak business district on the city’s European side.
The club described the results in its statement, “In the MRI examinations conducted at our sponsor hospital Maslak Acibadem, on our player Rafael Leao, who left the game injured in our match against Amed Sportif Faaliyetler in the 11th week of the Trendyol Super Lig, severe strain and bleeding have been detected in the right upper rear muscle group, and our player’s treatment has begun.”
The statement as reported did not include a timeline for Leao’s return or details of how the injury occurred.
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