Tottenham star Rodrigo Bentancur suffered a scary looking injury during the 1-0 win against Liverpool on Wednesday night.
The Reds were handed only their 2nd defeat of the season by Ange Postecoglou’s side. It was a much more balanced display from Ange Postecoglou’s side who has often been slammed for not showing adaptability to his otherwise intense attacking minded approach to games.
The Reds took full advantage of Spurs’ attacking setup during their 6-3 win, however, this time, they struggled to break Tottenham.
In fact, they limited Liverpool to few chances, with the likes of Archie Gray, Radu Dragusin, and specially new signing Antonin Kinsky putting in massive performances.
Lucas Bergvall’s rather controversial goal in the dying minutes of the game ended up being the only goal of the match, giving Spurs a goal advantage in the tie.
Rodrigo Bentancur was involved in a scary incident early in the game as he collapsed to the ground during a corner. He was put on oxygen and later taken to the hospital.
Many speculated that he suffered a stroke but Ange Postecoglou has now confirmed that the Uruguayan suffered a concussion.
Rodrigo Bentancur injury not as bad but will miss next few games
Speaking about Bentancur’s injury, club insider and owner of Lilywhite Rose John Wenham has now claimed that he will miss the next couple of fixtures for Tottenham.
He told Tottenham News:
“Everybody was obviously fearing the worst. However, it sounds like it was just a concussion, which means he will only miss the next couple of fixtures.
“It was disappointing to see Bentancur forced off because Spurs started that game really well, and Bentancur was quite a key part of that. After he went off, Liverpool got a bit of control.
“However, great news that he is better, and we obviously look forward to welcoming him back.”
Bentancur’s time at Tottenham has been marred with injuries with the player missing a whopping 42 games through injuries since February 2023.
This season, he has missed 8 games so far, but all due to suspensions. He was handed a 7 game ban by the FA for racism joke about teammate Heung-min Son while he was handed a one game ban for accumulating the 5 yellow cards.
With him set to miss out the next few games, one can expect him to return for the game against Leicester City if he is given the clearance.