Chilling injury to Santiago Arias in the Colombia-Venezuela disputed in Barranquilla. As soon as the match started, after eight minutes of play, and in an action with Darwin Machis, the player of the Atlético de Madrid loaned in the Bayer Leverkusen he left his foot behind and immediately fell to the ground.
A lot of damage had been done and looking at the images, you understand the gravity. He left the field on a stretcher and with obvious signs of pain. The first examination spoke of an ankle fracture, although more tests will be carried out to determine the exact extent of an injury that, predictably, will leave the Colombian in dry dock for many months.
The referee of the match came to show the red card to the forward of the Pomegranate, but after being notified by the VAR and seeing the images, he withdrew it, since Arias only injury occurred. Machis, scared and heartbroken, put his hands to his face as soon as he saw how the side's ankle had been.
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Arias, who has a contract with Atlético until 2023, left the rojiblanco club just a few days ago for Germany. He ended up at Bayer Leverkusen, where he was going to be on loan this season. In addition, the Germans had a purchase option, but this injury can change everything.