The Primera Nacional, the second category of Argentine soccer, always causes people to talk about dangerous foul actions and the aggressiveness with which it is played.
This Monday, the category added a new controversy in the match between Colón de Santa Fe and Gimnasia y Tiro de Salta, when a Sabalero player had to be removed on a stretcher.
The Brigadier General Estanislao López Stadium, Colón's home, came to a standstill 19 minutes into the second half when Javier Toledo fell to the grass
after receiving an elbow at head height from visiting defender Daniel Abello.
Although the event went unnoticed in the broadcast of the game, the thinking about the situation changed when, after being assisted by doctors, Toledo tried to get back on his feet but collapsed again on the playing field.
🔴⚫#Colon
🚨Controversy in the Brigadier
👤Javier Toledo received an elbow that hurt the cheekbone of his left eye and had to leave the game.
The referee didn't even charge an infraction
🤔What do you think of this play?
Should the Gimnasia y Tiro player have been expelled?
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— LA CENTRAL DEPORTIVA (@lacentrald_sf) March 26, 2024
The 37-year-old forward was removed from the field of play in the assistance cart and with a neck brace to cover the affected area.
He also saw a cut on his cheekbone.
The forward was taken to the nearest medical center, where a CT scan was performed to rule out any pathology and remain under observation.
Once the match was over, through his social networks, Sabalero announced how Toledo's health was.
"The player Javier Toledo suffered a skull trauma with a momentary loss of consciousness
. He has a fracture of the left zygomatic arch and a slight lung contusion," reads the beginning of the statement from the Santa Fe club.
The player Javier Toledo suffered a skull trauma with a momentary loss of consciousness.
He has a left zygomatic arch fracture and a mild lung contusion.
He is stable, conscious and will remain under observation for evolutionary control.… Pic.twitter.com/nKJq6BQroF
— Club Atlético Colón ⭐ (@ColonOficial) March 26, 2024
Those who also spoke out about this fact were the fans of Colón de Santa Fe, outraged by the actions of the referee, led by Brian Ferreira, who did not even call a foul against the Sabalero striker.
After spending the night under observation and undergoing the corresponding studies, this Tuesday morning Toledo received the medical discharge and went home to continue with the corresponding recovery from his injuries, which will force him to be approximately off the fields. .
The 37-year-old striker from Sabalero suffered a Skull Trauma with a momentary loss of consciousness.
“He was under observation and 12 hours after the trauma, he had no loss of consciousness, he no longer has any neurological symptoms
.
What he does now have to do is rest due to the fracture he has, which will take him a recovery period of about three weeks or so,” said the campus doctor, Francisco Vega.
Javier Toledo was discharged from his medical team.
Let's go Javi!
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— Club Atlético Colón ⭐ (@ColonOficial) March 26, 2024
Despite the fact that his striker was the protagonist, Colón achieved an important home victory, which keeps him as the only leader in zone B of the Primera Nacional.
The next meeting of those led by Iván Delfino will be next Saturday, as a visitor, against Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza.