Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was carried off on a stretcher within the 14th minute of his staff’s Carabao Cup semifinal towards Liverpool on Wednesday after falling to the bottom at a nook.
Medical workers instantly ran onto the sphere because the Uruguay worldwide lay face down on the turf, with gamers from each groups trying involved.
Spurs posted on X at half-time to say that Bentancur “is aware, speaking and can go to hospital for additional checks.”
Requested concerning the incident after the sport, Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou mentioned: “I do not wish to speculate as a result of I do not actually know [what happened to Bentancur] both.
“All I do know is he was aware when he got here off. Clearly it was some kind of head damage, however he was aware when he was coming off the sphere.
“And he is been taken to the hospital for commentary. However I am not likely clear on the way it occurred. Except I get a physician out right here, I am not going to invest as a result of it is simply not honest on individuals round him.
“But it surely was a head damage. And there was concern from gamers on the market so clearly there was one thing happening.”
Bentancur, 27, had tried to go a ball that had been curled in from the best within the sixth minute.
Followers applauded as he was carried off the sphere, and Bentancur gave a thumbs as much as the Spurs bench on his means off.
The damage occurred with the rating tied at 0-0 on the time within the first-leg match. Spurs went on to win 1-0 after a late aim from 18-year-old Lucas Bergvall.
