Jesús Barco was left unconscious by a brutal kick in the back by Paolo Reyna in Melgar vs Sport Boys

Paolo Reyna kicked Jesús Barco hard in the back, who fainted for a few seconds (Liga 1 Max)

Melgar defeated Sport Boys 2-1 at the UNSA Monumental stadium in Arequipa on date 14 of the Liga 1 2024 Apertura Tournament. The match had a very tense moment in one of the last plays of the first half, when Jesús Barco He received a hard kick from Paolo Reyna, and fell unconscious on the floor, triggering the alarm and concern of everyone present.

It all started at 41 minutes, when Tomás Martínez executed a free kick for the Arequipa team. The ball went to the penalty spot, where the ‘pink’ midfielder was positioned. When he was about to clear the ball, the left back ‘domino’ appeared, who, in a desperate attempt to finish, ended up kicking him hard.

The man born in Callao flipped and fell backwards onto the grass. Reyna approached to apologize but she quickly realized that her rival was lying down, with her eyes closed and not moving, so he desperately called for medical attention. The rest of the players who were on the field quickly asked for help, quite scared.

The medical team immediately entered, accompanied by an ambulance to help the ‘missilera’ footballer. It should be noted that, immediately after the blow, the referee Roberto Pérez showed the red card to Paolo Reyna, although there were no complaints and no one paid attention to it, not even the expelled man himself, since at that moment everyone’s concern was focused. in the health stadium of the former Universitario de Deportes player.

Melgar defeated Sport Boys 2-1 on date 14 of the Liga 1 2024 Apertura Tournament (Liga 1 Max).

After a few minutes of tension and worry, Jesús Barco managed to compose himself and did not get into the ambulance. He even asked that the change that his coach Juan Alayo had already ordered be suspended.

Given this situation, he was taken to the side off the field, while the ‘pink’ medical staff checked him. It was possible to observe how the player was leaning on his knees with his body and head bent, to regain consciousness and little by little return to normal.

Finally the substitution was suspended and the ‘chalaco’ continued playing the rest of the game. His recovery was such that at 75 minutes he was in charge of scoring the momentary equalizer for Sport Boys, receiving a great through ball from Cristian Techera and finishing with great quality at the near post by Carlos Cáceda. It should be noted that said goal was initially invalidated due to offside, although later, the VAR showed that it was enabled.

After a review in the VAR, the goal of the ‘missilera’ against the ‘lion of the south’ in Arequipa was validated. (Video: L1 MAX)

At the end of the meeting, Jesús Barco was asked about how he experienced that dangerous experience. Nevertheless. The midfielder chose to focus on the development of the match and make a self-criticism of the Sport Boys squad, which added its seventh consecutive match without winning, thus leaving it very difficult in the relegation zone:

“We looked for the goal, we managed to tie, but we had a lack of concentration and against a team like Melgar it costs us dearly and that’s what happens. The group is eager to move this forward, we are the ones who show our face and go out to face the game with responsibility, we must refine details. We must correct, we are in a complex area, we have talked about it, but there is no need to talk, we have to take action, because if we could tie the game, we had to take care of the details,” he told Liga 1 Max.