This Monday, the UD Las Palmas goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen had to leave the field after less than half an hour of play, following an air duel with Borja Iglesias who ended badly. Iglesias struck the former porter of FC Barcelona at the abdomen with his knee, the latter being even evacuated on a stretcher. The 35 -year -old Dutch international was immediately transported to the hospital, where there was a serious intestinal injury that led to surgery.
“CILLESSEN suffered an emergency operation in VIGO this very night, for a perforation of the intestine”revealed Josep Pedreol, presenter of the program El Chiringuito. Information supported by the doctor of Las Palmas, who explained that “Jasper is in a stable state and we will wait for the surgeon's instructions. He suffers from a safe abdominal trauma with intestinal involvement. So far, everything is fine. “ However, the doctor did not exclude the possibility of a second operation.