The “best” left back in Serie A is a title with which Nuno Tavares can be associated at the start of the season: 9 matches, 9 starts, 8 assists. A top-notch start to the season for the Portuguese, behind which lies an astonishing secret.
After his departure from the Marseille city, where he left the memory of a talented but incredibly inconsistent player, Nuno Tavares was once again loaned by the Arsenal gunners, this time to Nottingham Forrest. However, the 2023-2024 financial year will not be a real success for the Portuguese who will only play 12 matches for the 1980 European champion. This summer, it is therefore in Italy with Rome and Lazio that the The former Benfica player has packed his bags.
Renaissance in the Roman capital
For his first appearance in the Laziale jersey in a friendly, the Portuguese injured his thigh, only 3 days after his arrival. At that precise moment, one might have thought that the Roman adventure of the Lisbon player was going to come to an end, but that was without counting on an innovation from Lazio Lab, Lazio's medical center. Indeed, SoFoot tells us today that the resurrection of Nuno Tavares would be partly linked to the use of a new medical process, gnathology, the science of the jaw. Lazio doctors would have, in fact, during the Portuguese injury medical protocol, carried out examinations revealing that Nuno Tavares' jaw was not perfectly aligned. A misalignment which, according to club doctors, affects posture and balance, tires muscles more quickly and therefore increases the risk of injury. Thus, beyond treating his muscular injury, the Roman doctors will then prescribe a gnathological orthosis to wear off the field with the aim of maintaining his jaw in an optimal position to reduce his risk of injury. A profitable innovation for the Romans given the form of the old Marseille player until now.
XXL performances which allowed the Lazio player to be called up for the first time with the Portuguese national team, this Friday, November 8. A very nice reward.
