Rio de Janeiro Oct 27 (IANS) Flamengo s former Brazil international centre-back Rever could be sidelined until 2018 because of a knee injury according to club officials.
The 32-year-old tore the medial ligament of his right knee during Flamengo s 1-0 victory over local rivals Fluminense in their Copa Sudamericana semifinal first leg on Wednesday reports Xinhua news agency.
The club s medical staff said he was likely to be out of action for at least six weeks.
"Rever is our captain and he s going to be greatly missed " Flamengo midfielder Everton Ribeiro told reporters. "I spoke with him and he s in a lot of pain. We re hoping that he can recover as quickly as possible."
It is the second time in less than a week that Flamengo have lost a key player due to knee injury
On Monday the club s Colombian international winger Orlando Berrio was ruled out for eight months after suffering a ruptured patellar tendon of his right knee.
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