Fred to miss crucial matches

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Fluminense striker Fred has been ruled out of Sunday's Carioca championship final against Botafogo and next Thursday's Copa Libertadores quarterfinal against Boca Juniors with a thigh¹ injury.

　　The former Lyon star guaranteed Fluminense's passage to the Copa Libertadores' last eight by scoring the winner in their 2-1 victory over Internacional on Thursday.

　　But he left the field with muscle pain and medical tests on Friday,confirmed he would miss the decisive² matches.

　　"Fred has already started treatment and is very motivated to return as soon as possible. But he has no chance of playing in the coming days,"

　　Fluminense' s doctor Victor Favilla said.

　　Fluminense will also be without midfielder Edwin Valencia who injured his left calf³ after entering the pitch as a second-half substitute against Internacional.

1 thigh   

n.大腿；股骨

参考例句：

• He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle.他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。
• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。

2 decisive   

adj.决定性的，坚定的，果断的，决断的

参考例句：

• A decisive person acts quickly and often succeeds.果断的人行动迅速，常常成功。
• Man is a decisive factor in doing everything.人是做每件事情的决定性因素。

3 calf   

n.小牛，犊，幼仔，小牛皮

参考例句：

• The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
• The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。