Universidad de Chile goalkeeper Martin Parra sustained damage to his ear while recovering in Hospital after being hit by fireworks during the cup match against Domestic competitors Universidad Católica on Wednesday.
Television cameras captured the moment three fireworks exploded near Para and 22-year-old gold down He grabs his ears before being led away on On a stretcher and taken to the hospital in Santiago.
The accident happened right after Cattolica scored the goal in Quarter-finals second The score tied 1-1 and the referee stopped the match game with He played only four minutes.
“He is stable, he is fine, he is under observation. He is very shocked by the situation, but the important thing is that his health is fine and the tests will continue.” manager Sebastian Miranda told reporters.
Yu de Chile demanded that football union give Cattolica “the harshest punishment” like game It was originally meant to be played without it fans due to several accidents of bad behavior.
“The accident that happened barely five minutes later match It was proof that game should not authorized with fans in Attendees,” they said.
Cattolica also condemned the incident.
“we want To express our solidarity with … Martin Parra and his family said “We hope he recovers quickly and that we can have him back on dirty.”
The police said they arrested two people off the field after the accident.
