hearts inside Stamford Bridge stopped 73 minutes into play between Chelsea AND southampton Of Premier League. Not because the local team lost 1-0, but because their captain, Caesar Azpilicuetahe had received a very hard kick in the face and was lying on the grass still.
It happened as Chelsea were defending a ball stopped by the visit. A cross from the right ends up with the ball in the area, where the Frenchman arrives Sekou Mara he made a pirouette to try to hit him but found the face of the Spanish defender.
The impact sounded ferocious to the London stadium’s ambient microphones, but what followed was worse. Soon after the fall of Azpilicueta, his teammates and rivals surrounded him and began waving their arms for medical attention.
Television, as usual with violent action or pitch invasions, did not repeat the showbut the clip was quickly uploaded to social networks, where the surname Azpilicueta immediately became a trend.
After ten eternal minutes, the stretcher took off the Chelsea captain, who had an oxygen mask placed on the face. The immediate destination was an area hospital for studies.
With no details on his health conditions, a statement from Chelsea is awaited. According to initial information, Azpilicueta could suffer a jaw injury following the unexpected and violent impact with Mara’s booty.
After the blow that deprived the captain of the pitch, Chelsea could not get through the game and added a new defeat, for which their players came out booed by fans at Stamford Bridge.
Source: Clarin
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