Flamengo fans can rest assured. A biopsy performed on right-back Leonardo Moura has revealed that the tumor on his nose is benign. The player underwent surgery to remove the nasal tumor this Thursday morning at Pasteur Hospital in Meier and is doing well. The procedure took about an hour and 30 minutes.

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Leo, who has a swollen eye and cannot speak, still has no return date and will rest until next Monday, when a meeting between doctors will outline the player's recovery outlook.

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"Everything went great. We performed a frozen section biopsy and it was diagnosed as papilloma, a benign tumor. In 95% of cases, this indication is correct. In any case, a paraffin biopsy will now be performed. His problem was bleeding and could cause future problems," Augusto César, the doctor in charge of the surgery, explained to GloboEsporte.com.