Playmaker Deco sidelined again with thigh injury
Published
Oct. 11, 2010 4:29 p.m. ET
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Fluminense playmaker Deco has sustained a thigh injury that will sideline him indefinitely in the Brazilian league.
The former Chelsea and Portugal midfielder hurt his right thigh in the first half of Fluminense's 1-0 loss to Cruzeiro on Sunday. Deco was returning to action after recovering from a different right thigh injury.
Fluminense said Monday the new injury will keep Deco out of the team's match against rival Botafogo on Sunday, but did not give a timetable for his return.
The playmaker was one of Fluminense's top signings after the World Cup.
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Winless in three matches, Fluminense trails Cruzeiro by two points with nine rounds to go in the Brazilian league.
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