More fear than harm for the Senegalese Sadio Mané, decisive scorer against Cape Verde in the round of 16 of the CAN (2-0), Tuesday.
The Liverpool player was the victim of a big shock with the opposing goalkeeper, Josimar Vozinha.
On a long clearance, the Reds striker was hit in the head, and remained on the ground, completely knocked out.
After the intervention of the VAR, the Cape Verdean goalkeeper - also very affected in this collision, and remained on the ground for long moments - was forced to leave his partners at 9 against 11 (Patrick Andrade had also been excluded in the first half -time).
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Surreal scene!
Following a clash between Mané and Vozinha, the Cape Verdean goalkeeper remains unconscious before refusing to go out!!!
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😬 He is finally expelled by the referee, goes out on a stretcher and leaves his team at 9 against 11! https://t.co/Lo7WnvC7hB
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After scoring the 1-0 goal, with a sublime curl that touched the bar before returning (63rd), Sadio Mané came out a few minutes later, not fully recovered, as a precaution.
The captain of the Teranga Lions, a few hours after the meeting, gave reassuring news, on his hospital bed.
Alongside Vozinha, also recovered from this shock, he sent this message on Instagram: "Everything is fine, thank you all for your messages".
The Senegalese, whose team will face either Mali or Equatorial Guinea on Sunday in the quarter-finals, did not specify whether or not he could hold his place during this meeting.
