Ludmila da Silva suffers a serious knee injury and says goodbye to the season and the World Cup

MADRID, 13 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Brazilian forward of Atlético de Madrid, Ludmila da Silva, will not play for the rest of the season and will face a long period of absence after suffering a serious knee injury this Sunday during the derby against Real Madrid of the Finetwork League F 2022 -2023.

The mattress player had to be replaced on the brink of halftime after hurting herself in an incident with Ivana Andrés and as reported by the rojiblanco team on Monday “suffers a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee.”

In this way, the Brazilian forward, key in Atlético de Madrid, will not play again this season and will not be able to be called up with the selection of her country for the dispute this summer of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Given the severity of the injury, Ludmila da Silva might not return until 2024.

In addition, in the same match, the Aragonese winger Marta Cardona also had to be replaced during this derby after suffering another joint twist in her right knee, although her club has not yet reported the extent of the international injury.