Real Madrid boss José Mourinho left red-faced as Racing star’s ACL tear confirmed
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14-second readRacing Santander announced that defender Álvaro Mantilla suffered a ruptured ACL, confirmed after medical tests following his injury during a La Liga match against Real Madrid. Mantilla was stretchered off in the first half amid distress and widespread applause. The 26-year-old is set to undergo surgery in the coming days.
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Racing Santander announced that defender Álvaro Mantilla suffered a ruptured ACL, confirmed after medical tests following his injury during a La Liga match against Real Madrid. Mantilla was stretchered off in the first half amid distress and widespread applause. The 26-year-old is set to undergo surgery in the coming days.
Real Madrid head coach José Mourinho faced backlash after reacting to Mantilla's injury with a gesture suggesting the player was feigning or exaggerating his hurt. The reaction was widely criticized after the serious nature of Mantilla's injury was confirmed.
It remains to be seen if Mourinho will issue a response to the situation following the confirmation of Mantilla's ACL rupture and the subsequent backlash against him.
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La Liga outfit Racing Santander have early this week announced a significant setback on the personnel front. This comes amid confirmation that Álvaro Mantilla has suffered a ruptured ACL. Defender Mantilla was for his part forced off during the first-half of this past weekend’s La Liga meeting between Racing and Real Madrid. Amid evident distress, the 26-year-old was stretchered from the field of play to widespread applause at the Campos de Sport. ‘Racing defender Álvaro Mantilla has suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Mantilla will undergo surgery in the coming days.’
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