He went all in for the tackle, but he was left unprotected and took the worst part. The alarms went off about half an hour into the final of the Copa Brasil between Inter and Paranaense, after Víctor Cuesta was lying on the field of the Arena da Baixada covered in blood from a terrible headbutt.
The Argentine defender went to clear a cross, but was hit by a player from 'Furacao' who was also going for the ball. The unintentional headbutt opened up the eyebrow of the 'Colorado' player, who had to be treated and fortunately managed to get back up, but had to wear a bandage on his forehead.
Víctor Cuesta took the worst part and was lying on the field. The bandage was necessary. (Video: GolTV)
PRE-MATCH.
After overcoming Cruzeiro in the semifinals with a victory by the minimum in Belo Horizonte and a thrashing (3-0) in Porto Alegre, Inter faces the decisive series against Atlético Paranaense as one of its main objectives this season.
It will be the second time that Paranaense plays a Copa do Brasil final, after losing in 2013 against Flamengo, while for Inter, it will be the third: they won in 1992 against Fluminense and lost in 2009 against Corinthians.
The winner of the Copa will earn a direct ticket to the Copa Libertadores 2020, in addition to a prize of 52 million reais (12.5 million dollars).
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