The goalkeeper of the Futebol Clube da Lexa Under-23 team has been hospitalized in intensive care at the Hospital de Sao Joao in Porto, after suffering a serious injury in last Saturday’s match, at the home of Nonlvares.
The president explained that Bruno Costa tried at the beginning of the second half to fight the ball with the home striker, and none of the players succeeded in avoiding the collision, which caused injuries “in the ribs and kidneys.” From Lexa, Paula Souza, to More.
The player was immediately assisted by the visiting club nurse, with the help of Nonlvaris physiotherapist, who assisted him “on the spot”.
“Our nurse knew it was going to be more than just broken ribs and asked for the VMER [Viatura Médica de Emergência e Reanimação]Which took time, ”says the director.
When the VMER arrived, Bruno Costa was taken to Penafiel Hospital, but “the condition of the kidneys was very complicated and he was transferred to São João”.
“I broke his ribs and CT scan [Tomografia computorizada] Shows a torn kidney. They are trying to treat it the traditional way, and they haven’t moved forward with the surgery yet. It also affected the spleen but something small is being treated. As for the kidneys, they study it. yesterday [terça-feira] Paula Souza said that they have done the last CT scan, gathered the team of doctors and have not yet chosen the surgery, and they are analyzing it ».
At this point, the goalkeeper is “still in intensive care but in a stable condition.”
On social media, Nonilvares also expressed his solidarity with the player.
“We want this young athlete to be able to fully recover and get back to doing something we think he loves very much. But above all, that this injury has no consequences for the man. Here, as we did at the time, we will, within our means, provide all the support that is required and that we can provide », reads the AF Porto club on Facebook.
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