Editorial staff of El País
Rodrigo Bentancur was left out of this Saturday’s match between Tottenham y Evertonfrom 11:00 am, (ESPN 5 y Disney+) for the second date of the Premier League. The Nueva Helvecia native suffered a hard blow to the head in the 1-1 draw against Leicester on Monday. The Spurs coach, Ange Postecoglouhe was asked at a press conference if the steering wheel of the Uruguay national team was going to be the order for the game against the Toffees and his response was categorical: “Of course not.”
“Regardless of the concussion protocols, any head injury we will always be more conservative. The good thing is that he has recovered very well,” he emphasized. Technical Director Australian Greek.
He also spoke about how the 27-year-old midfielder has worked this week: “He has done all the tests and he feels good. We will take our time with Rodrigo and make sure he is absolutely 100 percent before we bring him out again.”
Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham coach.
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This is a good thing for the interests of Uruguayan national team coach Marcelo Bielsa, as he will be able to count on Bentancur for the double date of the South American qualifiers in September for the World Cup in Mexico, the United States and Canada in 2026.
The first match of the Celeste will take place on Friday, September 6 against Paraguay at the Centenario Stadium, starting at 8:30 p.m., while four days later they will visit the Monumental Stadium in Maturín to face Venezuela starting at 7:00 p.m.
Uruguay is in second place in the qualifiers with 13 points after four wins, one draw and one loss. It should be noted that the top six teams qualify for the World Cup, while the seventh-placed team must play a play-off to secure their ticket.
Rodrigo Bentancur’s hard head crash
Rodrigo Bentancur is treated by the medical team.
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The match that took place in the King Power Stadium It was a situation that caused a lot of concern among spectators and footballers, and Bentancur was the protagonist.
It was the 70th minute and the steering wheel of the Celeste He jumped to head the ball alongside rival Issahaku Fatawu from a corner kick in favour of Tottenham and after a collision in the air between the two, Bentancur got the worst of it and fell to the ground having hit his head.
His teammates and opponents quickly asked for assistance to the native of New HelvetiaThe game was stopped for 10 minutes, which the medical team used to attend to the Uruguayan midfielder, who recovered and left conscious on a stretcher.
