Uruguay player stretchered off with worrying injury as England clash stopped

Uruguay defender Joaquin Piquerez was stretchered off for Uruguay after he suffered a nasty injury against England.

With a little over ten minutes played in the friendly at Wembley Stadium, the defender battled for the ball against Noni Madueke.

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He knocked the ball out for an England corner, but then went down on the turf in visible pain.

Piquerez needed treatment on the pitch with what appears to be an ankle injury and the match was paused as a result of the incident.

Medical staff eventually got him on a stretcher and took him off, with Jose Maria Gimenez the man to replace him.

The Palmeiras full-back will be hoping to be named in the Uruguay squad for this summer’s World Cup.

However, the injury on Friday night may have scuppered his chances.

Madueke was also an early substitution as he went down injured in a separate incident, with Jarrod Bowen coming on in his place.

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