Six footballers from Strength Brazilian, along with the Argentine defender Gonzalo Escobarwas injured on Wednesday night in the city of Recife in a stone attack by fans of an opposing team, club sources reported.
The bus, which was transporting the players and the technical team, was attacked with “bombs” and stones as it left the stadium. Pernambuco sandtied to him Sportswho played at home.
The team was taken “quickly” to the nearest hospital, where two of its members, the goalkeeper João Ricardo and Escobarreceived points due to cuts caused by stones, reported by Strength in a statement released Thursday morning.
Richard received a cut on the eyebrow, while Escobar He suffered one to the mouth and another to the eyebrow, as well as a blow to the head for which he will undergo a tomography examination, although the team reported that the Argentine feels “good” and conscious .
The edge Doubtfulthe protectors Titi and Brítezand the midfielder Luke Sasha They were also hit with shards of glass.
In videos shared by the club, which competes in the first division of the Brazilian league, people can be seen bent over talking on the phone and some players with blood on their arms and faces.
The CEO of Strength, Marcelo Pazsaid he was “outraged” by what happened and assured that attacks like this do not “fit” in Brazilian football.
“What will the authorities do? What will football do?” Paz asked on social networks, sharing photos of Escobar lying in a hospital bed with a pair of bandages on his face.
He SportsFor its part, it “strongly” denied the attack in a statement, called on authorities to help with investigations and said “absurd” acts of violence did not reflect the club’s values.
Source: La Verdad
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