The accident that was the victim Former Brazilian footballer Lucio Last week caused him burns out of 18% of the body, the 2002 world champion’s entourage said on Wednesday.
“He recovers well, thanks to God. But the treatment of burns requires a lot of care, “a spokesperson for AFP told. “He faces this day after day”.
The former international defender was hospitalized in Brasilia on Saturday after an accident with an ecological fireplace which caused him burns on 18% of the body, she explained. He had to undergo two surgical interventions.
Tuesday, he appeared with his head, hands and legs bandaged, walking in a corridor of the health center, according to a photo published on his Instagram account.
On Wednesday, he was transferred to the Santa Casa de Misericórdia in Porto Alegre, in the state of the Rio Grande Do Sul (South).
“The decision of the transfer was made for more comfort, allowing Lucio to be closer to relatives,” said the family of the ex-player, aged 47, in a statement.
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) sent a support message to the former player, who shone in the Seleçao jersey: “The CBF wishes him a lot of strength at the moment so difficult”.
Born in Planaltina, near Brasilia, this solid defender has long played in Europe, in Bayer Leverkusen (2001-2004), in Bayern Munich (2004-2009) then at Inter Milan (2009-2012), with whom he won in 2010 a fabulous triplet of the Champions League, Championship and Italian Cup under the orders of José Mourinho.
With Leverkusen, he scored a goal in the final of the 2002 Champions League, opposite Real Madrid, which ended up winning thanks to a volley of Zinédine Zidane returned to the legend of the European Reine competition.
Lucio then won the Bundesliga three times with Bayern, in 2005, 2006 and 2008.
Brazilian international 105 times, he was one of the centerpieces of the Seleçao which in 2002 raised his fifth and last World Cup, beating Germany 2-0 in the final, with two goals from Ronaldo.
