“Cervical trauma and skull”, the medical report of Buonanotte after the scare at the debut in Sub 20 by Mascherano

Beyond the anger over the defeat against Paraguay in Colombia’s debut in the Copa Sudamericana, the Argentine team was put to the test by Facundo Buonanotte, one of the figures of the team with the ’10’ shirt and who had to be retired on a stretcher and with an orthopedic neck due to a severe blow suffered a few minutes after entering the field.

“The player Facundo Buonanotte suffered a trauma to the cervical spine and skull during the match against Paraguay. The player is in good condition and is under observation while the necessary tests are being carried out”reported the AFA, until the early hours of this Sunday, in an official medical report.

What the story of the selected albiceleste was unable to detail is whether Buonanotte, who had come on 15′ into the second half – immediately after the second Paraguayan goal – and retired at the age of 40, leaving his team with one less, will be available in so that coach Javier Mascherano used it in the South American classic this Monday against Brazilvital in the goal of advancing to the second wheel.

The talented 18-year-old striker, transferred last November from Rosario Central to Brighton in England – where he will be Alexis Mac Allister’s teammate -, was released on a stretcher and with an orthopedic neck and was taken by ambulance to a medical center due to a heavy fall suffered after jumping onto the court.

There were six minutes left in the game when Buonanotte pushed high to try and win a ball, but was destabilized from behind by the Paraguayan Quintana and, on his way down, suffered a whiplash when he hit the grass with his head. Chilean referee Cristian Garay sanctioned the offense and immediately asked for assistance when he saw the Argentinean player motionless.

His comrades surrounded Buonanotte so that the cameras would not capture the images. Although Buonanotte never lost consciousness and even seemed to ask to be picked up to continue playing, the medical historian of the AFA, donated tucho villainstogether with his collaborator, Juan Cruz GoycocheaSergio’s son, they decided to immobilize him as a precaution and to transfer him to a nearby clinic to carry out the corresponding studies.

The man born in Pérez, a municipality located 12 kilometers from the Gran Rosario, is one of the figures in the cast led by Mascherano together with Nicholas Pazof Real Madrid, the only ones on loan who play in foreign teams.

The debut of the Argentina national team in the South American Sub 20 which takes place in Colombia was with a defeat. It also meant the first of the albiceleste jersey with the three stars above the AFA shield, after the title at the World Cup in Qatar 2022.

At the Pascual Guerrero de Cali stadium, Albiceleste showed character, protagonist of situations and also had bad luck in defining plays, but lacked defensive order to counter the rival attack. Paraguay’s two goals had many Argentine mistakes: the first had the complicity of the goalkeeper who was fighting for the Major in Qatar Federico Gomes Gerthand the goal that allowed the victory was from a penalty: undeniable hand ball by Lautaro Di Lollo. Massimo Perrone He had put the partial draw.

Bearing in mind that the top three of group A will progress to the next stage, the duel against Brazil -the other team that has already been released- becomes essential this Monday, starting at 21:30 (Argentina time).

It is that both Colombia -remain free in this third round- and Paraguay have four points, while the verdeamarelha He has 3 (peru beaten 3-0). In case of defeat, Argentina would be forced to beat the hosts Colombia and Peru, as well as wait for other results, to advance to the next round in the tournament that gives away four tickets to the Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia 2023 and four to the Pan American Games in Chile 2023, on the way to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.