Gremio suffer Soteldo injury blow

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Gremio playmaker Yeferson Soteldo could be sidelined until April after suffering an adductor strain, the Brazilian Serie A club said on Thursday.

The 26-year-old Venezuela international sustained the injury late in Gremio's 1-0 home victory over Juventude in the Gaucho championship on Wednesday.

He left the pitch on a stretcher and scans on Thursday morning confirmed a g