Former Brazil international Marcelo was left in tears after a tackle at Argentinos Juniors defender Luciano Sanchez resulted in a horrific injury during a Copa Libertadores match in Buenos Aires on Tuesday.Fluminense defender Marcelos lunge towards Sanchezs foot resulted in a gruesome broken leg for the defender, leading to the former Real Madrid legends dismissal from the game in the 58th minute.During the match, Marcelo was attempting to dribble past Sanchez when his leading foot inadvertently struck Sanchez high on the shin with significant force. The impact caused Sanchezs leg to buckle at a distressing angle, leaving him writhing in pain on the field.Oh. my. days. 🤯🤯Really nasty leg break. Marcelo sent off pic.twitter.com/D2ZFz5wUoB— Calvin ♨️ (@TrentDeBruyne) August 1, 2023Marcelos tackle causes opponent to suffer dislocated knee defender offers apologiesSanchezs injury was confirmed to be a dislocated left knee, and he was swiftly taken to a nearby medical facility for treatment, as stated by his club Argentinos Juniors in a Twitter post.#AAAJ 📄 PARTE MÉDICOLuciano Sánchez: Luxación de rodilla izquierda.¡Pronta recuperación, hermano! ❤ pic.twitter.com/GOCD6Tus22— Argentinos Juniors (@AAAJoficial) August 2, 2023Reflecting on the unfortunate incident, Marcelo shared his sentiments on Instagram, saying, “Today I had a very difficult moment on the pitch. I unintentionally injured a fellow player. I want to wish him the best possible recovery. All the strength in the world.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marcelo Vieira (@marcelotwelve) Fluminense FC, Marcelos Brazilian club, also conveyed their support and well wishes through a social media post. “Fluminense FC expresses its solidarity and wishes a speedy recovery to Argentinos Juniors defender Luciano Sanchez, who was injured in an accidental move in tonights match,” the Twitter message read.O Fluminense FC se solidariza e deseja pronta recuperação ao zagueiro Luciano Sánchez, do Argentinos Juniors, lesionado em lance acidental na partida desta noite. pic.twitter.com/QsqW40YGzO— Fluminense F.C. (@FluminenseFC) August 2, 2023The Copa Libertadores round of 16 clashs first leg between Argentinos Juniors and Fluminense ended with a 1-1 draw at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. Gabriel Avalos scored for the Argentine side, while Samuel Xavier Brito scored towards the end of the game for Fluminense.
