Ederson will miss the rest of Lazio’s season as the midfielder needs surgery after sustaining an injury during the capital side’s 3-2 victory away to Udinese.
At first it was believed the once capped Brazilian was suffering from a hamstring strain, but further tests showed the tendons in the 28-year-old’s right thigh had become detached.
Lazio’s fitness coach Adriano Bianchini told Lazio Style Radio: “Unfortunately, the lad suffered the same lesion as in the past, but this time in his right thigh.
“He will need surgery and he asked for the same specialist who operated on him in Lyon. We agreed to have the surgery there.
“It will be a long lay-off, about five or six months. In the initial period of recuperation he’ll have to stay completely immobile with a plaster cast, then he can start on light work in the pool.
“This is major surgery. The way the incident occurred and the pain he felt made us immediately worry this was not something banal.”
It’s a blow for the former Lyon player, having previously missed eight months action between August 2010 to March 2011 for a similar injury to his left thigh.
