The Portuguese club Porto announced in the medical report that their forward Samu suffered a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, following the injury he sustained during his team's match against Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese league.

The player left the match at the end of the first half due to apparent knee pain, and this type of injury usually requires surgery and a long rehabilitation period that can last several months, meaning he will miss the rest of the season's matches with Porto.

Due to the expected long recovery period, Samu's absence from the Spanish national team in the 2026 World Cup has become almost certain, as he will not be physically ready before the competitions begin in Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

This injury is a severe blow to Porto, which relies on the player as a primary source of goals this season, and also a setback for the player himself, who was delivering strong performances and establishing himself as one of the prominent strikers in the Portuguese league before suffering this setback.