 "Watch: Marcelo in tears after horror tackle leaves Sanchez with a fully dislocated knee")
Former Brazil and Real Madrid star Marcelo was devastated man after his horrible tackle on Luciano Sanchez left the Argentinos Juniors defender suffering a full dislocation of his left knee on Tuesday during a Copa Libertadores match in Buenos Aires. It was initially believed Sanchez had broken his leg, but a medical report published by the club said it was a full dislocation. Sanchez suffered the injury in the match against Brazil’s Fluminense. Marcelo was sent off in tears as the Argentinian screamed on the pitch, surrounded by concerned players on both teams. The incident took place in the 56th minute of the match, which finished 1-1.
⚠️NO APTO PARA IMPRESIONABLES: ¡PLANCHAZO DE MARCELO, QUE TAMBIÉN SE ESTREMECIÓ!#CopaLibertadores2023
— Guido News ✪ (@GuidoNewsAR) August 1, 2023
👉El crack de #Fluminense tiraba lujos en una jugada hasta que pisó sin querer a Sánchez de #ArgentinosJuniors
📺El VAR revisó y se fue expulsado pidiendo perdón y llorando pic.twitter.com/uS3PObnN5G
Marcelo sans faire exprès … image horrible j’espère qu’il pourra rejouer au foot 😞 https://t.co/mL7mfj7Vys
— Loguito Fcb (@Loguito6) August 1, 2023
i’ve never seen an injury this bad in football and someone like marcelo’s who’s dismantled players his whole career instantly crying at his mistake says how bad it was pic.twitter.com/UwgnPwmNUh
— karo ⋆˚ʚɞ (@venusdazed) August 1, 2023
Marcelo le parte involuntariamente la pierna a Luciano Sánchez en el duelo entre Argentinos Juniors y Fluminense. pic.twitter.com/XRq7TvvHDE
— Wall Street Wolverine (@wallstwolverine) August 1, 2023
Local media say doctors at the Sanatorio Finochietto hospital estimated Sánchez’ recovery time between eight and 12 months due to the incident. “I lived a very tough moment on the pitch today," Marcelo said on social media. “With no intention I injured a fellow footballer. I want to wish you the best possible recovery, Luciano Sánchez." Argentinos Juniors thanked the Brazilian club and the footballer for their concern for Sánchez. “We are rivals, not enemies,” the Argentinian club said.Fluminense coach Fernando Diniz, who is also Brazil’s national team coach until the middle of next year, said in a press conference that Marcelo did not deserve to be sent off and called the incident “an unfortunate event.” Gabriel Avalos opened the scoring with a volley for the hosts in the 14th minute of the first leg of the round-of-16 match. Argentinos later saw its goalkeeper Alexis Martin Arias sent off in the 76th minute, and be replaced by substitute midfielder Luciano Heredia until the end of the match. Fluminense took advantage of the opportunity and equalized with Samuel Xavier in the 87th minute from long range. The teams will play again next Tuesday at the Maracana Stadium for a place in the quarterfinals. With AP inputs
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