PSG goalkeeper Safonov has fractured hand after penalty shootout heroics
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PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Matvey Safonov has been left with a fractured hand following his penalty shootout heroics to win the Intercontinental Cup.
Safonov made four straight penalty saves as PSG beat Brazil’s Flamengo 2-1 in the shootout on Wednesday to secure the club’s first global title. He was thrown in the air by his teammates during the celebrations.
PSG said Friday that Safonov has a fracture in his left hand and that “his situation will be re-evaluated” after three or four weeks.
“I can’t explain anything, it’s incredible. The player doesn’t know how it happened,” coach Luis Enrique said in translated comments Friday.
He added that the most plausible explanation seemed to be that Safonov was hurt during the shootout and kept playing with the fracture.
In a video posted on social media app Telegram, Safonov didn’t address what happened directly, but said: “You know, no matter what happens, I can’t be broken.”
Safonov, PSG’s Russian backup goalkeeper, hadn’t played a single minute for the team until summer signing Lucas Chevalier sustained an ankle injury which has ruled him out since his last game Nov. 29.
Chevalier was on the bench against Flamengo. PSG’s next game is a French Cup meeting Saturday with fifth-tier Vendee Fontenay.
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