Among the alarm, unconscious on the ground in the 68th minute of the match against Scotland after a muddled action, a hit and a fall inside the areaHungarian national team forward Barnabas Varga was evacuated to a hospital in Stuttgart, where he is “stable” after suffering a “concussion” and breaking “several bones in his face”, for which he will “probably” undergo surgery on his next hours.
This was explained in the latest medical statement from the Hungarian Football Federation, which noted that “the striker is more likely to undergo surgery” and that he will spend the night in the hospital, after the alert that arose due to his condition on the field of play, when he was left lying, shocked and unconscious within the small area of the Hungarian attack, amidst the worried gestures of all those present.
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Quickly, his teammates and rivals alerted the medical services of the situation so that they came out at full speed to treat the player, who He was turned on his side and then checked by the doctors, already with two tarps around himas has recently happened in other similar situations in football, such as in Euro 2024, when the Danish Christian Eriksen fainted at the Parken stadium in Copehagen.
After about five minutes of medical attention, on a stretcher, still with the tarps covering the soccer player on his sides, Vargas was evacuated from the field, amidst the applause of the public, and transferred directly to a hospital in Stuttgart. It was the 74th minute of the game, which continued his development. Once finished, the first information released by the Hungarian Football Federation was that the footballer was in “stable condition.”
“The most important thing is that ‘Barni’ is fine. I don’t know if he crashed into the goalkeeper or a defender because it was a confusing situation. That’s why the VAR was checking if it could be a penalty or not. What I heard from the players is that Barni at that moment seemed not to be conscious, so everyone was really worried about his condition,” explained his coach, Marco Rossi, in a press conference at the end of the match.
“Also concerned about the fact that the doctors arrived a little late because they probably didn’t realize it was a dangerous situation. But now we can say, fortunately, that Barni is not under any type of risk. He will probably undergo surgery in the next few hours. If we pass the round, it would be low,” added the coach.
“I was close to ‘Barni’ during what happened, it was shocking, but fortunately he is fine,” said his teammate Ender Botka.
“It was a very terrible moment to see him like that. Fortunately he is much better. Probably He will have minor surgery, but he is stableso we are pushing for him to return to us as soon as possible,” said Roland Sallai, his teammate in the Hungarian team and named best player in the 0-1 victory against Scotland that maintains his team’s chances of qualifying. selection.
“We dedicate the victory to Barni. We hope he is well,” said Dominik Szoboszlai, midfielder and reference for the Hungarian team, right after the match.
Also from the French team, with a photo with a Hungarian number ’19’ shirt and the text “great thoughts” for Varga; Antoine Griezmann, player for Atlético de Madrid and the French team, with a heart emoticon on his ‘X’ account; or Germany, with an expressive ‘get well soon, Barnabas!’ They conveyed their support to the Hungarian attacker.
