Brazilian striker of Stuttgart says has played with pain in the groin

Brazilian striker Cacau, of Stuttgart, revealed on Sunday to beplaying with pain in the groin. In practice, the injury did not affecttheir income, as the player scored twice in his team's victory overHamburg last Saturday by 3-0 at home by the 31 th round of theGerman Cup.

- Still tneho pain, but I'm waiting until the end of the season toundergo surgery - Cocoa said to Bild.

At age 30, Cocoa is an idol of Stuttgart, the club which has been operating since 2003 and has surpassed 200 games. With two on Saturday, he arrived at seven in the competition and has alreadyapproached other team's top scorers as Harnik (9), Kuzmanovic (8),Pogrebnyak (8).


With the win, Stuttgart reached 36 points and occupies the 13th position in the table, away from the imminent danger of the relegation zone.