Rodrigo Bentancur could be out for six months.
Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-4 to Leicester City in the 23rd round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2022-23 season held at King Power Stadium in Leicester, England at 0:00 am (Korean time) on the 12th. With this defeat, Tottenham remained in 5th place in the league with 39 points.
The start was good. Tottenham created chances from the beginning of the first half by Ivan Perisic continuously attacking the left side. The opening goal also came quickly. In the 14th minute of the first half, in a corner kick situation, Perisic’s ball hit Leicester’s Viktor Christiansen’s feet and flowed. Rodrigo Bentancur pushed it lightly and started to move ahead.
But the joy was short-lived. Tottenham conceded an equalizer to Nangfalis Mendy in the 23rd minute of the first half, and two minutes later, James Madison gave up an additional goal and turned the tables. At the end of the first half, Kelechi Iheanacho conceded a goal, widening the score gap.
Tottenham could hardly open the way in the second half. There were frequent misses in the build-up, and the breathing between the midfielder and striker was not right. Richarlison, Emerson Royal, and Davinson Sanchez were substituted, but the flow did not change. Rather, in the 36th minute of the second half, Harvey Barnes scored a key goal and eventually collapsed 1-4. 카지노
Even bad things happened. Bentancur, who started this day, collided with Mendy in the 15th minute of the second half during a ball competition. Ben Tankur immediately collapsed in pain and grabbed his knee. In the end, Bentancur was replaced by Papesar and left the ground.
An official injury situation has not been given. Head coach Christian Stellini, who attended the press conference on behalf of coach Antonio Conte, said: “He felt the pain at that moment. He came back from the bench with a leg injury. It’s important that he came back on foot. I hope you can check it out.”
However, the injury was reported to be more serious than expected. Correspondent to Chile’s Eduardo Haeng said, “According to Uruguay’s Baisan reporter, Bentancur suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament injury. He will be out for more than six months.”
Tottenham immediately had a problem with midfield resources. Tottenham is already in a situation where Yves Bisuma is expected to leave for a long time due to an ankle stress fracture. In addition, Pierre-Emil Hoivier will not be able to come out due to accumulated warnings in the upcoming confrontation with AC Milan in the first leg of the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League (UCL). In the end, it was impossible to rule out the possibility that Oliver Skip and Sar would start in the match against Milan.