Robin Le Normand presents a “traumatic brain injury” after the Madrid derby

Atlético de Madrid confirmed this Tuesday that Spanish defender Robin Le Normand has a “traumatic brain injury” as a result of a hard blow he received to the head during the Madrid derby (1-1) played on Sunday at the Metropolitan stadium for the eighth day of LaLiga.

“Robin Le Normand suffered a severe blow to the head in the final minutes of the Madrid derby, so he underwent a series of tests and was evaluated by specialists who determined that he suffered a traumatic brain injury with a subdural hematoma.” The mattress club reported in a statement.

According to a report from the CNN news network, a subdural hematoma occurs when blood accumulates between the brain and the skull as a result of a strong blow, which was precisely what happened to the Spanish defender of the Madrid team.

Atlético de Madrid did not reveal how long Le Normand will be out, whose injury was much more severe than expected. In the best-case scenario, the player could miss the next two matches of the team led by Argentine Diego Simeone.

The action in which Robin Le Normand received the hard blow to the head occurred in the final minutes when the Frenchman of Real Madrid, Aurelién Tchouameni tried to head a ball but ended up hitting the head of the Atlético de Madrid player who fell. lying on the ground.

Immediately, the players from both Atlético and Real Madrid asked the Colchoneros medical team to come in to treat the Spaniard who collapsed after the impact. However, the player was able to walk off the field, although with some help.

Did not travel to Lisbon

As expected, Robin Le Normand was not in the Atlético de Madrid squad for this Wednesday’s match corresponding to the second day of the Champions League in which they will face off against Benfica in the Portuguese capital.

With the Madrid team pending the evolution of the Spanish defender, it is expected that he will not be present in the match that Atlético will be playing against Real Sociedad on Sunday for the tenth round of the Spanish championship.

“In the process of returning our player to competition, the guidelines established in the protocol for this type of trauma will be followed”explained the club in its statement that was released two days after the match in which the player was injured.

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