The accident suffered by former Brazilian soccer player last week left him burns in 18% of his body, according to Wednesday the world champion environment of 2002.
“You are recovering well, thank God. But treating burns requires very care. It is supporting it day by day”, declared a spokeswoman for the France Press agency. “He is supporting it day by day.”
Lúcio, in the hospital with several bandages in your body
Lucimar da Silva Ferreira, known soccer as Pike, He was hospitalized on Saturday in Brasilia after suffering an accident with an ecological fireplace that left him burns in 18% of his body and required two surgical interventions.
On Tuesday Lúcio appeared with his head, hands and legs bandaged, walking down a hall of the health center, according to a photo published on his Instagram account. On Wednesday he was transferred to another health center in Porto Alegre.
“The decision to transfer it was taken for comfort, allowing Lúcio to be closer to their loved ones,” declared the family of the former 47 -year -old player in a statement.
The Brazilian Soccer Confederation (CBF) sent a message of support to Lúcio, who shone with the Seleçao shirt: “The CBF wishes you a lot of strength in this difficult time.”
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Born in Planaltina, near Brasilia, this solid central defense played for more than a decade in Europe, in the Bayer Leverkusen (2001-2004) y Bayern Munich (2004-2009) before moving on to Inter (2009-2012), with which he won the Triplet of Champions League, Series A and Coppa Italia in 2010 under the direction of José Mourinho.
With the Leverkusenshe scored a goal in the 2002 Champions League final against the Real Madrid, which finally won 2-1 thanks to that famous volley of Zinedine Zidane which became a legend of the maximum European competition.
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Lúcio won the Bundesliga three times with the Bayern In 2005, 2006 and 2008. Then he spent a year in Juventus in 2012 before returning to Brazil. It has been 105 times international with Brazil and being a key piece in the 2002 World Cup beating Germany 2-0 in the final, with two goals from Ronaldo.
