The 23-year-old football player suffered a fibula fracture during the match against Olimpia for the eighth finals of the CONCACAF Champions League
Guatemalan legionnaire Antonio de Jesús López unfortunately suffered a fibula fracture in the commitment that Club America kept on Wednesday night at the Azteca stadium against Olimpia in Honduras and with this he is very likely to miss the World Cup qualifiers with the Guatemalan national team in June.
It was 57 minutes when “Chucho” Lopez He left the field of play after a blow by the football player Yustin Arboleda and immediately received medical assistance to be transferred to a care center where the severity of his injury was confirmed, which required surgery.
Criticism of referee Henry Bejarano from Costa Rica appeared on social media for allowing the tough game of the Central American team, so below ESPN Digital presents the reaction of the international press.
“The unhappiest thing of the night”
For journalist David Faitelson, Henry Bejarano’s referee was wrong and classified the injury suffered by Antonio de Jesús López from Club América as the most unfortunate thing of the night.
The referee of América-Olimpia was bad (Henry Bejarano), but no good referee would have prevented the most unfortunate thing of the night: the fracture of Antonio López’s fibula …
– David Faitelson (@Faitelson_ESPN) April 15, 2021
Too bad for “Chucho” López. It was a very harsh attack. I have no way of assuring him that it was unfair … We hope he recovers soon.
– David Faitelson (@Faitelson_ESPN) April 15, 2021
“Reckless entry and quick recovery”
José Ramón Fernández, on the other hand, appeared on his Twitter account mentioning that it was a terrible injury due to a reckless shot of the Olimpia player against Jesús López.
Prompt recovery for American player Chucho López. Terrible ankle injury due to a reckless kick by a Honduran player. #Americavsolimpia
– José Ramón Fernández (@joserra_espn) April 15, 2021
“Injured quarters”
Telemundo reported on its Twitter account that America advanced to the next round in an accident in which “Chucho” López suffered a very serious injury and Benedetti a severe blow to the head.
🥺 AN ACCIDENT GO TO THE END OF QUARTERS!
🦅 Even if @ClubAmerica fell at home 1-0 to him @CDOlimpia they managed to advance in the Concachampions to the goals in the first round.
🤕Chucho López suffered a serious ankle injury and Nico Benedetti suffered a severe head injury pic.twitter.com/uQu8KSuT3U– Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) April 15, 2021
“Imprisonment”
Diario Récord shared the message on social networks with the message: “Chucho López is injured after a brutal entry. The entrance to the Arboleda prison ”.
TERRIBLE! 😰
Chucho López is injured after this brutal entry. The referee did not take the red one. The American player left crying.
Entrance to Arboleda Prison.
Club America 0-1 Olympia
LIVE: https://t.co/TcdaiTVC2X pic.twitter.com/RTOwRF4LHW
– REGISTRATION JOURNAL (@record_mexico) April 15, 2021
“Criminal entry”
Medio Tiempo shared on its website the terrible injury suffered by Chucho López with the title: “They broke Chucho López in America! Honduran criminal entry from Olympia “.
#LAST HOUR | They shot Chucho López from America! Criminal entry of Hondurans from Olympia
▶ ️VIDEO: https://t.co/tDWoMq5iIm pic.twitter.com/eFZnBa9U2Y
– MedioTiempo (@mediotiempo) April 15, 2021
“Frozen Injury”
The Marca Claro portal shared the images of the injured Jesús López accompanied by the text: “He suffered a terrible injury after a reckless sweep of a player from Olimpia”.
Jesús Antonio López suffered a terrible injury after a reckless sweep of a player from @CDOlimpia https://t.co/RhJlSZmzrt
– BRAND Claro (@MarcaClaro) April 15, 2021
“Missing criminal”
Infobae published the terrible damage suffered by “Chucho” López on the Azteca stadium and described it as a “crime that was not penalized and left one injured”.
The criminal foul that was not penalized in America vs Olimpia and that left one injured https://t.co/hNp6CDmOcm
– Infobae Sports (@infobaedeportes) April 15, 2021