Dani Alves undergoes surgery on broken arm

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 28 (IANS) Sao Paulo vice captain Dani Alves has undergone surgery to repair the broken right forearm, the Brazilian Serie A club has said.The 37-year-old suffered the injury in the second half of his team's 1-0 home victory over Athletico Paranaense on Wednesday, a result that left Sao Paulo third in the 20-team league standings."We cannot forecast the recuperation period but we hope it will be (short) because it is an aligned fracture with a good recovery prognosis," club doctor Jose Sanchez said in a statement on Sao Paulo's official website on Thursday, reports Xinhua news agency.Alves joined Sao Paulo as a free agent last July after his contract expired with Paris Saint-Germain.The defender-turned-midfielder has been capped 118 times for Brazil and is the most decorated professional footballer in history with 43 trophies over a career spanning two decades.
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