The dreaded verdict has fallen for Tiago Santos. Taken out on a stretcher on Saturday during the championship match between LOSC and Le Havre, the Portuguese defender is indeed suffering from a serious injury: a total rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
This Monday in a press release shared on its official website, the Lille club confirms the bad news: “ Tiago is thus the victim of a serious injury, which will require long rehabilitation », underline the Mastiffs, specifying the nature of the evil, namely a “ total rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee, associated with a meniscal lesion “.
For Lille, this is a real blow as the Lusitanian piston had appeared to its advantage since the start of the season. “ Beyond the injury itself, the circumstances in which it occurred and the absence of sanction raise serious questions for the club. », plagues LOSC.
LOSC appeals to the authorities
It was in fact following a severe – and unsanctioned – tackle from Le Havre’s Amir Richardson that Tiago Santos collapsed. The northern club therefore announces that it has “ contacted the French Football Federation and the Professional Football League with the aim of obtaining an examination of the treatment of this action by the refereeing team and the video assistance, as well as the explanations that it is entitled to expect, for the club as much as for its player, on this arbitration decision, which seems to it contrary to the laws of the game, the protection of the physical integrity of the players and the principle of sporting fairness. »
The LOSC, which also asked the LFP to refer the matter to the disciplinary committee, concludes its press release by ensuring that it is studying “ possible remedies and reserves the right to take any legal action to obtain compensation for its damages. He will accompany Tiago in the steps he decides to take to defend his own rights.
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