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Fri 10 January 2025, 12:00|Tottenham Hotspur
Ange Postecoglou explained that Rodrigo Bentancur suffered a concussion in the first leg of the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday against Liverpool.
In the 6th minute of the match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the midfielder fell after bending down to score with a header but, when he did not get back on his feet, his teammates rushed to his aid before he received medical attention from our doctors for approximately 10 minutes. minutes.
Deemed unable to carry on, he was then stretchered off and replaced Brennan Johnson, before he was taken to hospital for further observations.
Ange has now confirmed to us that the midfielder suffered a concussion and, as we follow concussion protocols, our number 30 will now miss the next two weeks.
“It looks like a concussion but nothing more than that,” Ange said.
“He is in the hospital, obviously, and they did all the tests to check it, making sure that everything was fine.
“And everything is fine. He’s back home. He is doing well. It feels good. We are going to continue with the protocols now. I think it’s a couple of weeks where you have to make sure everything is okay.
“It’s painful and you saw, especially Pedro (Porro) who was the first one there, the kind of be a painful situation. I have an idea that the guys treated him well and the medical team treated him well. Like I said, thankfully, everything is fine. “