Motor Lublin have confirmed that Ivo Rodrigues has undergone surgery on an injured acromioclavicular joint, and the midfielder is not expected back in training until the beginning of next year. The club also said his return to full fitness is planned for early 2027, after the problem picked up in the 19 September home match against Górnik Zabrze.
The injury and surgery timeline
Rodrigues was hurt in the 34th minute of that match, and the club have now moved from treatment to rehabilitation. A separate update from coach Mariusz Misiura made the immediate outlook look even more distant, with him saying it would be difficult to see Rodrigues running around the pitch in November and at the beginning of December.
The timeline is longer than Motor would have wanted because Rodrigues had already become a major attacking outlet. He has six Ekstraklasa appearances this season and four assists, so the absence is not just about losing a squad option, it is about losing one of the few players who was consistently supplying the final pass.
What Motor lose while he recovers
Motor's update leaves one version of the story in place, while another has been floated elsewhere. The club say training should resume at the beginning of next year, but the early-2027 return window has also been mentioned in reporting around the case. What is not in doubt is that Rodrigues is now set for a lengthy spell out after surgery.
For Motor Lublin, that is a problem even with a decent start to the campaign, because their most productive creator has been removed from the team for months rather than weeks. The club will be without a player who had turned six appearances into four assists before the injury in the home game against Górnik Zabrze.
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