At noon on January 6, striker Nguyen Xuan Son left the hospital in Thailand to return with the Vietnam national team. He was pushed by medical staff to the airport, completed procedures and boarded a plane to return home.
Many fans waited for Xuan Son at the airport to ask about his condition and give words of encouragement to the striker born in 1997. Xuan Son felt the affection of the fans and smiled brightly as if to reply that he was fine.
According to information from Nam Dinh club, Nguyen Xuan Son will undergo surgery at a high-class hospital in Vietnam, which is also a partner of the Vietnam Football Federation.
After surgery, Xuan Son is expected to need 5-8 months to fully recover from his injury. If he recovers well, the 27-year-old player could return to the field by the end of this year.
Previously, in the first half of the match between Vietnam and Thailand in the second leg of the final, Xuan Son fell in the penalty area, breaking his right leg, after trying to pass the ball to his teammate.
Determining this was a serious injury, the medical team and several Vietnamese delegation officials immediately took Xuan Son to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Currently, Xuan Son's spirit is more stable. According to the schedule, after landing, an ambulance will go to the airport to pick up Xuan Son and take him to the hospital.
