The Ciclón goalkeeper suffered a serious blow during the match against Racing. He will undergo studies to confirm the injury.
San Lorenzo faced Racing on the fourth round of the League Cup. The cyclone took away tough defeat in the Avellaneda Cylinder after losing 4-1, however, the points that have not been added in the League Cup It is not his only concern since now he could lose his goalkeeper due to injury, Facundo Altamirano.
At 38 minutes of the second half, the former Banfield collided with Gastón Hernández’s arm when going out to cut a cross and He suffered a severe blow to the eye that left him lying on the floor.. After the impact, the goalkeeper began to signal to the substitutes’ bench, which is why the doctors entered the field of play and treated him quickly.
The shocking injury of Facundo Altamirano that worries San Lorenzo
The blow suffered by the footballer San Lorenzo forced him to abandon his position and was replaced by the substitute goalkeeper, Gaston Gomez.
At the end of the match, the images of Facundo Altamirano leaving the Cylinder under his own power showed how his face looked after the crash. According to him, the goalkeeper could have a fracture in the eye socketso a tomography will be performed to determine the injury.
San Lorenzo fails to come back in the League Cup
Since the local competition began, San Lorenzo could not win any of the games it played. The Cyclone lost to Lanús and Racing and lost to Belgrano and Unión.
Now, the team Ruben Darío Insúa They will have to try to come back in the next matches since they need the points to reach the quarterfinals of the competition. At the moment, San Lorenzo occupies second-to-last place in the standings from Zone B.
Ciclón’s next rivals are Estudiantes, Tigre, Newell’s, Platense, Sarmiento, Godoy Cruz, Boca, Defensa y Justicia and Central Córdoba.
Source: Ambito
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