[Sport] Luis Suárez said goodbye to Gremio and revealed the suffering he suffers to play: “I take three pills and hours before I get a puncture”

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Luis Suárez, the Uruguayan football legend, said goodbye to the fans of Gremio de Porto Alegre, in a day marked by emotion and which culminated with a goal that meant his team's victory against Vasco de Gama by 1-0 in the penultimate date of the Brasileirao. This was his last home match with the Brazilian club's shirt and, after the victory, he left impressive statements about his physical condition and his future in professional football.

The day was especially significant since, beyond scoring the decisive goal for his team, which meant three key points in the final stretch of the championship, it was a farewell not only to his club but to a stage of his life as a player. in Brazil. However, behind the numbers and triumphs, Suárez revealed the reality behind his performance and the pain that accompanies him every day due to osteoarthritis in his knee that makes it difficult for him to even play with his son. In an interview with the 100% Deporte program on Sport 890 radio in Uruguay, he confessed the intensity of his injury and the treatment he required before each game, admitting that his body was asking for a change.

“On the outside of my right knee I have hyperextension that means my knee is not extended. That's what I had left from the surgery I had in 2020 in Barcelona in January. I had been working for 3 months and the pandemic just came, they sent us to lock down and in the last month I ended up working at home alone. It is not the same as me doing quadriceps work or having a physio come and extend your knee well,” he said in an interview with Sport 890 radio in Uruguay.

 

 

“What I feel is a constant pinch. The luck I have is that my knee doesn't swell. If it generated liquid I wouldn't even be able to move it. Sometimes it gets stuck, I reach a limit where I can't bend it. After the games it is impressive. The day before the game I take three pills, one the next day in the morning, and hours before playing I take a Voltaren (anti-inflammatory and analgesic),” she commented on her daily life. “It's not just the knee. Sometimes my lower tendons hurt from poor support. My back often bothers me but because of the way I walk because of the limp. Every day is a different job, it depends on the pain you feel,” added the historic forward of the Uruguayan national team.

Regarding the possibility of changing to a less physically demanding competition, El pistolero considered: “I have to analyze my life in the future. Because there will come a time, in 5 or 10 years I will want to play paddle tennis with my friends or play 5-a-side football and I won't be able to because of osteoarthritis. You have to think about everything.”

Looking toward the future, Suárez expressed that he has earned the right to decide what is best for him and his family. “It is my body that speaks and the pain I feel every day is a lot. I have earned the right to decide, to say enough and to enjoy the place where I play and my children, who have had few vacations recently and stayed with me supporting me. I need to rest, enjoy my family and destiny will know where I will go in the future. If I go to a club it is to win, otherwise I would retire. One is hard-headed. He wants to continue enjoying.”

 

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