“Muriel has done well, he took a hit that could kill him”

Gianpiero Gasperinitechnician Atalanta, expressed this Tuesday, after the convincing 6-2 win endorsed by his team to Brescia in Serie A, his relief at the fact that the domestic accident suffered by the Colombian Luis Muriel ended in a scare and acknowledged that his striker had slipped and there was “a blow to the head that could kill him.”

Muriel, 29, is already well and will return this Wednesday to train with the group, but he missed the game on Tuesday after slipping at home and suffering a severe trauma to the head, with a deep cut included.

“Muriel's thing is an incredible unforeseen event. He did well, he hit himself with the head that could kill him. He broke the neck, he slipped and hit the floor hard, “he told Italian television. “SkySport”, after the game of Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo in which his team momentarily assaulted second place.

“Good thing he has a hard head,” Gasperini finally joked., relieved by the fact that everything was fortunately scared.

Muriel is the top gunner of the Atalanta in Series A, with 17 goals, and scored ten of them starting on the bench. Nobody shows better numbers than the Colombian in Italy.

“I'm fine, I'm home. Fortunately nothing serious happened. Tonight (Tuesday) I will be at the stadium to cheer for Atalanta and tomorrow (Wednesday) I will return to training with my teammates. Thank you for the love you have shown me in these hours. LM9 “wrote Muriel, on his Instagram account.