Matvey Safonov Getty Images December 19, 2025, 2:40 p.m

The goalkeeper of Paris Saint-Germain Matvei Safonov was injured during the victorious final match of the Intercontinental Cup against Flamengo 1:1 (2:1).

As the press service of the French club officially confirmed, the goalkeeper was diagnosed with a broken arm. According to preliminary estimates of the medical staff of PSG, the process of recovery and return to training in the general group will take about one month.

This is the first serious injury to Safonov since his transfer to the Parisian giants. It is expected that Matvei will be able to return to the field no earlier than the second half of January, having missed a number of important matches of the French championship and the initial stages of the national cup.

We will remind, the goalkeeper became the MVP in the final of the Intercontinental Cup. Safonov parried four shots in a row in the post-match penalty shootout, bringing the Parisians the trophy.