Striker Paulo Sérgio underwent surgery on his left collarbone this Monday morning. The player fell awkwardly 10 minutes after entering the field in Sunday's derby against Vasco da Gama, and suffered a fracture in the area.

"The operation was a success and the tendency is for him to go home tomorrow and start weight training next week," said doctor José Luiz Runco, who also stipulated a deadline of around six weeks for the striker to return to be able to be used by coach Joel Santana.