The Atletico boss and his players were left shaken after their colleague appeared to be knocked out in the draw against Deportivo
Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone says he heard a crack from the dugout when Fernando Torres suffered a sickening head injury against Deportivo La Coruna.
Players from both teams were left visibly shaken as substitute Torres was stretchered off following a clash of heads with Alex Bergantinos in the 85th minute of Thursday’s 1-1 LaLiga draw.
Torres – who is awake and responsive and will spend the night in hospital under observation – appeared to be knocked out before landing heavily on the Riazor turf as team-mates rushed to his aid.
Torres went limp in the air and subsequently landed face-first on the turf, with his head taking much of the blow in a sickening landing that saw him smash into the ground with considerable force.
Speaking afterwards, Simeone revealed he feared the striker had sustained a neck injury, telling reporters: “Torres is awake. We were worried, nervous.
“It was such a hard knock. I heard a crack from the dugout, I didn’t know if it was the neck. The movement didn’t look good … we hope for the best for Fernando.”
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