In his attempt to intercept a ball sent by ‘Tecatico’ Crown, Nanu, Defender of the I bring, Collided with the Russian archer Stanislav Kritsyuk, From’ Belenenses, And fell to the ground unconscious. The reaction was immediate on the part of the other footballers who were inside the area asking the medical staff to come forward as soon as possible.
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The situation lasted for more than ten minutes and included the presence of an ambulance, which transported the player to the hospital for extensive care.
One of the footballers who was very worried was Pepe. The former defender of Real Madrid he took off his shirt and covered his face for several seconds in clear sign of fear of what he was seeing. The Portuguese could not hold back his tears for a moment.
Meanwhile, specialists were working on the playing field on the health of Nanu, Which reached one of the most powerful teams in Portugal this season.
” Nanu had a concussion and a spinal cord injury with loss of consciousness. At the moment he is stable, conscious and already oriented in time and space ”, the medical report of the I bring.
” I wish Nanu the best. From what the doctors said, you have to be patient. This play I think was a penalty, but the referee was there to decide. I think this lack is clear. Today there is enough technology to clear up doubts. I spoke to the assistant referee, he told me it was an involuntary blow. But the archer hit Nanu. We need to clarify the criteria so that we can all understand. Because for us it is a criterion and for others it is different ”, he analyzed Pepe on what has happened in statements collected by the Portuguese newspaper Record.
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What was visibly more outraged was Francisco J. Marques, Communication Director of the I bring. ” One day they will kill a FC Porto player, but nothing will happen, because Fábio Veríssimo will find a legitimate defense. And the disciplinary criteria? ”, He wrote on his social media with a video showing a series of hard fouls that occurred in the match between Porto-Belenenses that culminated in a goalless draw.
the judge Fábio Veríssimo he did not warn the archer Kritsyuk nor did he charge a foul. It should be noted that Portuguese football was one of the first in the world to apply the VAR after the Netherlands.
” I hope Nanu is fine and returns to the field quickly. Given that I’ve been insulted a lot on the internet, I want to explain what happened: I tried to intercept the ball, Nanu and I headed for him. I yelled that I was going to the ball. The repetition clearly shows that my fists come right after Bruno Ramires ’leg. The decision of the referee and the VAR not to execute a penalty corroborates my words. The video shows it, I didn’t fly towards Nanu with my fists as shown in photos or angles of some videos. Come towards me and we hit our head. There was no malice in my act. It could have been me who was in Nanu’s place. No one is to blame for what happened. It’s a sport and unfortunately sometimes these things happen, ” wrote the goalkeeper of the Belenenses on his Instagram.