Medical staff working at an international game on Thursday were forced to put up covers to protect the privacy of a player who appeared to suffer a horror head injury in the first half.
The nations league returned on Thursday night with several country across the continent facing off in the third matchday.
However, the biggest moment of the evening came when medical staff were forced to attend to one star after he appeared to suffer a brutal injury in the first half.
During the match between two giants country,Tottenham star suffered a head injury after clashing with one of his teammate in the first half.
Immediately fans began to worry for the condition of both men after defenders urged medics to quickly attend to the duo on the pitch
Screens were placed around Diop to give him privacy as the medics treated him and silence fell across the stadium.
However, after several minutes of treatment, Diop amazingly emerged from behind the covers without any serious injury.
Strapped up with a bloodied bandage covering his head, Diop was able to continue and stayed on the pitch until half-time, when he was replaced by teammate.
Unfortunately for country, they were unable to turn around the one goal deficit established after defender scored an own goal in the 15th minute.
Cristian Romero will be an injury worry for Ange Postecoglou again after the Tottenham centre-back had to be taken off at half-time in Argentina’s defeat in Paraguay.
The 26-year-old World Cup winner and two-time Copa America champion did not reappear for the second half of the 2-1 World Cup qualifying defeat on Thursday evening at the Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco. With the scoreline 1-1 at the break, Romero could not see out the remainder of his 40th appearance for his country and had to come off. Without the Spurs defender, Argentina conceded just two minutes into the second half with Paraguay’s Omar Alderete netting.
Romero had picked up an injury to his right foot an hour into Tottenham’s 4-1 victory against Aston Villa and could be seen showing the physios on the pitch at the time that the pain was at the base of his big toe, underneath his foot. The centre-back did not feature in the Europa League defeat at Galatasaray later that week but did return for the loss against Ipswich Town on Sunday.
Reports from the Argentinean media after Wednesday’s international defeat suggested that the same foot was the problem against Paraguay and that Romero was going to get further tests on it and was in risk of not playing in the home qualifier against Peru on Tuesday evening in Buenos Aires.
Romero, who announced earlier this year that he’s going to become a father for the second time, will now also be a worry for Postecoglou as Spurs return to action on November 23 against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Spurs will be looking to make up for their disappointing display against Ipswich and Pep Guardiola’s side will equally be smarting after a run of four straight defeats.
With Micky van de Ven currently out with a hamstring injury, Postecoglou will need his vice-captain Romero, who has played every Premier League game so far this season – three as captain – and skippered Tottenham in the 2-1 win against City in the Carabao Cup fourth round at the end of last month.
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