Eduardo Quaresma, Sporting's central defender, underwent surgery on Wednesday night, in a hospital in Lisbon, confirmed the More football. The central defender underwent facial surgery after suffering a fracture in the zygomatic bone, following a clash of heads with Samu, a Vitória de Guimarães player. The injury occurred in first semi-final of the League Cupin Leiria, where the player was initially hospitalized and later transferred. As our newspaper wrote on WednesdayEduardo Quaresma's downtime will be around three weeks. In other words, if he still returns this month, it will be when he travels to Athletic Bilbao on January 28th. Furthermore, you will have to play and train with a protective mask to avoid relapses. At 23 years old, Quaresma played 15 games this season. He played more regularly in the series of matches until the injury - seven games in a row.