The first battle was successfully won. Attacking midfielder Ederson underwent surgery this Friday morning to remove his right testicle, which had been diagnosed with a tumor. The surgery was performed by Dr. Franz Campos and supervised by Flamengo's head of medical department, Dr. Marcio Tannure, at the Copa Star hospital in Copacabana. 

The entire procedure lasted 40 minutes, and afterward, doctors Campos and Tannure held a press conference, where they explained the next steps in Ederson's treatment. The player is in his room and will be discharged within 24 hours. 

"The surgery was a success. It lasted 40 minutes. It was necessary to remove the right testicle, which was affected by the lesion. The material was biopsied and sent for biopsy control to confirm the tumor. A testicular prosthesis was implanted, which is standard procedure. The removed material was sent for analysis that will determine several future situations," said Campos, who emphasized the need to first treat the patient, and only then verify his return to football.  

"The biggest concern now is Ederson's health. We started a war, and the first battle has been won. It's a rare, aggressive pathology, but with a high cure rate, as long as it's treated quickly, as Flamengo is doing, with the focus on removing the lesion from the beginning, which begins in the testicle. From there, the chances of a cure begin to increase, because he already moves on to the next stage of treatment, which is multimodal. It starts with surgery, continues with chemotherapy, and, in the future, we evaluate how the patient will respond," he explained. 

According to the surgeon, Ederson will undergo chemotherapy, and the treatment could take up to three months. Only after this period can the possibility of Flamengo's number 10 returning to play be assessed. And Dr. Campos left some hopeful news for the end. 

"It's still too early to say anything, but testicular tumors, as a whole, have a 90% cure rate, and that's what we're going to pursue," he concluded.