Aztec Stadium, Mexico City /
More drama at the Aztec Stadium! As if the step on Sebastià Córdova and the fracture of Chucho López would not have been enough for the America the olympic games, Nicolás Benedetti was knocked out after a head-on collision with defender Elvis Oliva Casildo in the game that ended in Honduran triumph, but passage to American Quarterfinals.
The Poet jumped to connect the ball, however Oliva came from behind to also look for the round, however, the only thing he found was the neck of the Eagles midfielder, who remained motionless on the grass for several seconds.
The admission of the doctors was immediately requested; an Olympia player tried to help Benedetti by shaking his head, Although doctors withdrew him to personally review what happened while the players from America and the Honduran club were waiting.
Benedetti knocked out in America-Olympics | VIDEO
‘TERRIBLE COP TO NICO BENEDETTI! ????#LigaCampeonesxFOX The Colombian player ended up knocked out on the court after the blow to the head by Elvin Casildo
Luckily Bendetti is fine and I keep playing pic.twitter.com/kJQvz6C02i
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Benedetti is ‘salty’ with the injuries
A Benedetti luck has not followed him since he arrived at America. Ligament injuries like the one suffered at the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic last year and a COVID-19 infection have marked it, together with countless muscle problems which have marginalized him from many parties.
Fortunately, on this occasion Benedetti returned to the field a couple of minutes later and complied with the rest of the time, in which the America ended up asking for the time to advance to Quarterfinals with an overall score of 2-2, but favored by the visiting goal criterion as the First leg was resolved 1-2 in Honduras.
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