Las Palmas keeper Cillessen recovering from surgery after his intestine was perforated during game
- Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen underwent emergency surgery for a perforated intestine, according to his club Las Palmas.
- The injury occurred during a collision with Celta player Borja Iglesias while Cillessen attempted to make a save.
- He was carried off the field on a stretcher and taken to a hospital in Vigo for surgery.
- Las Palmas confirmed that Cillessen has successfully undergone surgery but did not disclose how long he will be out of action.
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Las Palmas keeper Cillessen recovering from surgery after his intestine was perforated during game
MADRID (AP) — Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen successfully underwent emergency surgery after his intestine was perforated in a collision with another player in a Spanish league game, his club Las Palmas said Tuesday.
Goalkeeper Cillessen underwent emergency surgery: he punctured his intestine in a game fight
What happened to Jasper Cillessen is shocking. In the Liga match played Monday night between Celta Vigo and Las Palmas, the goalkeeper left the pitch on a stretcher after a very violent game fight with Borja Iglesias and was immediately transported to the hospital: his intestine had been punctured. The dynamics of the accident did not seem worrying, a painful blow yes but nothing ever seen. Yet the situation turned out to be much worse than expe…
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Cillessen, goalkeeper of Las Palmas, operated urgently for an "intestinal affectation" after colliding with a Celtic player
In the 23rd minute of the game against Celta, a ball in depth towards Borja Iglesias ended in a fortuitous clash with the attacker's knees in the abdomen of the Dutch goalkeeper Read
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