  Marcos Pizzelli undergoes successful knee surgery January 24, 2019 - 10:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Midfielder of the Kazakh club Aktobe, Brazilian-born Armenian footballer Marcos Pizzelli, who had suffered a cruciate ligament injury in the knee, was successfully operated on in Brazil. The player underwent surgery in a clinic in São Paulo, the Kazakh club has revealed. Pizzelli is expected to begin the process of rehabilitation. He was injured on October 16 in a match between the national Armenian team against that of Macedonia (4:0). He scored in the 12th minute left the field on a stretcher 10 minutes later. Pizzelli was named Armenia’s best football player of 2018, captain of the Armenian national squad, Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has come in second this year, while Jahn Regensburg striker Sargis Adamyan has landed the third spot.   Top stories Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has said he is not going to return to the national squad. Karen Khachanov continued his career resurgence by moving into his second consecutive grand slam semi-final at the Australian Open. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent.   Partner news |  Latest news Peaceful march starts in Yerevan to support Ruben Vardanyan  A march in support of philanthropist and former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan has started Yerevan.Azerbaijan detains former Karabakh Foreign Minister Former Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Minister Davit Babayan has been detained by Azerbaijan.UN confirms mission will travel to Karabakh this weekend U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric confirmed that a U.N. mission would travel to Nagorno-Karabakh this weekend.Karabakh little brothers killed by Azerbaijani army will be buried in Armenia The two little brothers, aged 8 and 10, were killed in Azerbaijan’s aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh. |
