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The Mexican striker of Wolverhampton Raul Jimenez He was transferred to a hospital after suffering a brutal blow to the head in an action with the Arsenal defender David Luiz, this Sunday in the 10th day of the Premier League.
In the 6th minute of the game, in a corner kick in favor of Arsenal, David Luiz tried to finish the ball at the near post, but what he found was the head of the Mexican forward.
Both players were lying on the grass and their teammates immediately demanded the assistance of the medical services.
David Luiz was able to rejoin and continue the game with a bulky bandage on his head, before being substituted at half-time, but Jiménez was taken off the field on a stretcher after being treated by doctors for more than 10 minutes.
According to the Sky Sports chain, Jiménez arrived conscious at the hospital and was responding to treatment.
This action will once again bring to light the frequent debate on the protection of footballers in cases of severe concussion to the head and will provide arguments for those who defend that players are immediately substituted in cases like these.
One of them is former Chelsea and Celtic Glasgow striker Chris Sutton, who has become one of the champions of the research on neurodegenerative damage suffered by many former footballers.
“Terrifying clash of heads between Jiménez and Luiz. It’s time for football to get smarter and immediately authorize temporary shock substitutions, ”Sutton tweeted.
Here is the Raúl Jiménez – David Luiz collision. So, so scary. #ARSWOL pic.twitter.com/M5NUcD6f1e
– Tomás Mier (@Tomas_Mier) November 29, 2020
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