Azteca Stadium, Mexico City /
More drama at the Azteca Stadium! As if he trampled on Sebastián Córdova and the fracture of Chucho López it would not have been enough America Olympic Games, Nicolás Benedetti has been eliminated after a clash with defender Elvis Oliva Casildo in the game that ended in a victory in Honduras, but he went to the American quarterfinals.
The poet jumped to connect the ball, but Oliva came from behind however, to look for the round the only thing he found was the Eagles midfielder’s neck, which remained motionless on the lawn for a few seconds.
Immediately the admission of doctors was requested; an Olimpia player tried to help Benedetti by shaking his head, although doctors removed him to personally analyze what happened while the players from America and the Honduran club were waiting.
Benedetti eliminated in America-Olympia | VIDEO
Terrible blow to NICO BENEDETTI! ????#LigaCampeonesxFOX The Colombian player was eliminated on the field after the header from the back of the head by Elvin Casildo
Fortunately, Bendetti is well and continues to play pic.twitter.com/kJQvz6C02i
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Benedetti is “salty” with his wounds
A Benedetti luck has not followed him since he arrived at America. Ligament injuries like the one suffered in the pre-Olympic Games in Conmebol last year and a contagion of COVID-19 marked him, along with countless muscle problems which have marginalized him from many parties.
Fortunately, this time Benedetti returned to the field a few minutes later and fulfilled the rest of the time, in which America has come to ask for time to advance to the quarterfinals with a total of 2-2, but favored by the criterion of the visitor’s goals, because Ida solved it 1-2 in Honduras.
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