Medical car runs over the leg of injured player

By anyone’s description, a medical team serves those in need, but this did not apply to one medical driver at a Junior Soccer Cup game in Sao Paulo.

Nineteen minutes into the first half of a second round game against Flamengo, Trindade player Bernardo went down injured.

The official in charge of the cup tie signalled for the medics to help the stricken player and, moments later the medical car carrying the stretcher proceeded to run over Bernardo’s foot after failing to stop.

One of the medical staff even appeared to have a slight smirk, while the referee appears just as bemused at what’s happened.

Thank goodness VAR was not in use as that would be classed as a ‘cynical foul’ with the cart having to make the long, lonely walk down the tunnel, with the leg-breaking challenge being it’s first involvement of the game.

If Bernardo wasn’t seriously injured to start with, he was afterwards.

On the plus side, Trindade did go on to win against Brasileirao giants Flamengo, 1-0, with Bernardo more than ‘taking one for the team.’