Marcos Pizzelli undergoes successful knee surgeryJanuary 24, 2019 - 10:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Midfielder of the Kazakh club Aktobe, Brazilian-born Armenian footballer Marcos Pizzelli, who had suffered a cruciate ligament injury in the knee, was successfully operated on in Brazil. The player underwent surgery in a clinic in São Paulo, the Kazakh club has revealed. Pizzelli is expected to begin the process of rehabilitation. He was injured on October 16 in a match between the national Armenian team against that of Macedonia (4:0). He scored in the 12th minute left the field on a stretcher 10 minutes later. Pizzelli was named Armenia’s best football player of 2018, captain of the Armenian national squad, Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has come in second this year, while Jahn Regensburg striker Sargis Adamyan has landed the third spot. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |