Torres in ‘stable condition’ after head injury against Deportivo

Spanish side Atletico Madrid have said striker Fernando Torres is stable and conscious in hospital after suffering a head injury on Thursday night in their 1-1 draw with Deportivo.

Torres, who has scored five goals for Atletico this season, crashed heavily to the turf, with his head hitting the ground hard in an 85th-minute aerial challenge with Alex Bergantinos.

Atlético gave an update on Twitter, assuring worried fans that the player was not in critical condition.

“Thanks for the messages of support for @Torres. He’s stable and conscious. He’ll spend the night in hospital and undergo more tests tomorrow,” the club wrote.

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The Spain international, 32, would be back on his feet soon, as the scans showed he has “no traumatic alterations or injuries”.

“It was just a scare. I hope to come back very soon,” Torres said.

At the game on Thursday, Atletico finished with 10 men, having used all three substitutes before the injury, but earned a point thanks to Antoine Griezmann’s stunning 30-yard strike earlier in the 68th minute.

In his post-match chat, Atletico coach Diego Simeone said he was “worried and nervous” when the incident happened, just as goal-scorer Griezmann said, “Everybody was speechless in the dressing room because of what happened.”

The draw leaves Atletico fourth in La Liga – 11 adrift of leaders Barcelona – while Deportivo are now 17th.

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