Costa undergoes a foot operation

MADRID (Reuters) – Diego Costa, suffering from frequent left foot pains, will undergo surgery this week in Brazil, which is expected to take place in a few weeks, announced Monday Atletico Madrid.

"Diego Costa will undergo an operation this week because of the pain on his left foot," said the club, third in the championship.

"After evaluating the different options, it was decided to have surgery in Brazil under the supervision of the medical staff of Atletico Madrid," he said.

Although the club did not specify the expected period of absence, the Spanish newspaper AS announced that Diego Costa would be away for about 10 weeks and that Talia would miss the most important games against Sevilla on January 6th.

The club hopes that the 30-year-old international striker will be able to return to the team when the Champions League final kicks off on February 12th.

The European champions, crowned last season by the Europa League, reached the next round of the Champions League with 12 points ahead of Borussia Dortmund 10 before the final round of the first round of the week next. .

Atletico hopes to go far in the Champions League this season, the final being held at home on June 1st.