The national team withdrew after falling victim to a sweep by Honduran Yustin Arboleda
The national team Antonio de Jesus Lopez started as a starter in the game of America club for him Olympiad, from Honduras, in the round of 16 of the Concacaf Champions League, but he had to leave the court after being injured 57 minutes.
With tears and with obvious gestures of pain, the ‘las Águilas’ midfielder left the Aztec stadium in an ambulance on the way to a health center. According to initial reports, he was taken to Médica Sur, about three kilometers from the Azteca stadium, for the respective controls.
The severity of the injury is not yet known. From the images of the television broadcast it is known that the problem is in the right leg.
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The minute 56 passed when ‘Chucho’ received the ball close to midfield and headed towards the opposite goal. It was then that Honduran Yustin Arboleda swept from behind and left the 23-year-old player.
The Costa Rican referee Henry Bejarano he flagged the error and warned the catracho. Arboleda returned to apologize, but the damage had already been done. López complained in the grass, while his companions blamed the action.
Benedetti, knocked out a few seconds after the header
Colombian Nicolás Benedetti was another victim of the Central American team’s style of play, as he was hit in the neck by a rival while playing a ball.
Elvin Oliva headed the azulcrema player, who at the moment of feeling the contact and due to the roughness of the blow, did not move for a moment.
The medical authorities immediately came in to pay attention to the footballer, who responded and was later able to rejoin to return to the game.