A scary incident was witnessed during the first leg of the Tottenham Hotspurs vs Liverpool Carabao Cup match on Wednesday which involved Spurs midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur. Bentancur had returned to the starting XI after serving a one-match suspension for accumulating five yellow cards this season.
Earlier in the season Bentancur was handed seven-match domestic ban by the Football Association for using a racial slur towards his teammate Heung-min Son.
Rodrigo Bentancur incident
During the sixth minute of the match, Bentancur landed on his head as he attempted to get on the end of a Spurs corner. His teammate Pedro Porro rushed to him before calling for medical assistance. The 27-year-old Uruguayan received a lengthy check-up on the pitch before being taken off on a stretcher in the 15th minute and replaced by Brennan Johnson. At half-time, it was reported that he was ‘conscious, talking and went to hospital for further checks
Rodrigo Bentancur gives update social media
Bentacur shared a post on Instagram giving update about his health. He wrote ‘All good guys! thank you for the messages!!! congratulations for the victory
Image: Rodrigo Bentacur/Instagram
In absence of Bentacur, Spurs went onto beat Liverpool by one goal. Lucas Bergvall scored the winning goal for the team in the 86th minute. However questions were raised on the goal as Bergvall had cut through Kostas Tsimikas, forcing the left-back to leave the pitch for treatment.
Referee Stuart Attwell spared Bergvall the dismissal, and with Tsimikas still sidelined, Bergvall capitalized on a Dominic Solanke pass to score the decisive goal.
