Diagnosis is pending
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In series A, there has been a medical emergency on the lawn again. The French national goalkeeper Mike Maignan hit the game of his AC Milan at Udinese Calcio (4-0) violently with his own defender Álex Jiménez. He then remained motionless and was immediately taken care of by team doctors and paramedics. They then brought him off the square lying on a stretcher.
There was initially no diagnosis of the injury or further details. According to media reports, the 29-year-old was taken to a hospital for investigations. Maignan has been the Frenchman for two years, who are in the Nations League semi -finals in June. In the 52nd minute, the keeper came out of his penalty area on a wide flank of Udinese to clarify the ball. He collided with the opposite Jiménez – the two crashed into each other with the heads and the upper bodies at full speed. Maignan stayed on his back and did not move at first.
Players from Milan and Udine hectically waved the rescue workers. Milan’s one -man player Tammy Abraham knelt on the lawn and prayed. Jiménez was able to continue playing after a short ice bag treatment; But later he sat down, held his head and was replaced.
In series A, there have been medical incidents on the pitch and the missions of emergency doctors in the recent past. In February, the Italian international Moise Kean collapsed from AC Florence after being met by the opponent’s knee in a duel. In December, his teammate Edoardo Bove suffered a cardiac arrest during a championship game.