The Uruguayan appeared to hit his head on the turf as he stooped to head a corner in the opening exchanges of the Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool on Wednesday
Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur had to be taken off on a stretcher in the opening moments of Wednesday’s Carabao Cup tie with Liverpool after taking an awkward fall.
The Uruguayan midfielder strained to meet a corner from the right hand side in the fifth minute, but as he dropped to the ground after failing to meet the ball he lay prone on the turf.
Pedro Porro was the first Tottenham player on the scene, before players from both sides were quick to alert medics to Bentancur’s condition, and the match was quickly stopped to allow him to receive treatment. The midfielder was given oxygen by medics as he lay on the ground, before eventually being seen in a seated position.
After a long delay of around 10 minutes he was taken off on a stretcher to applause from all corners of the ground and replaced by Brennan Johnson.
Tottenham said on their X account: “We’re all with you, Lolo”, while the former Spurs midfielder Michael Brown, who is working as a co-commentator on the match for BBC Radio Five Live, said: “I think those players pretty much know what it is [Bentancur’s injury] but then also you’ve got to try and focus because the game is about to start.
“Things can change very quickly which is when the management team have got to be on point, looking to see what details. Liverpool all around the six-yard area, just waiting but this is a long hold. A huge concern.”
Bentancur was only playing in his third domestic match since returning from a seven-game ban for discriminatory comments against South Korean people used in an interview when talking about his team-mate Son Heung-min in the summer.
After scoring in a 2-1 defeat to Ipswich on November 10, Bentancur only played in two Europa League matches until his return from the ban in the 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day.
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