Thomas Christiansen, coach of Panama, joined the voices defending midfielder Adalberto Carrasquilla regarding the fracture caused by his tackle on Cruz Azul's Colombian goalkeeper, Kevin Mier, asserting that the play was an accident.

However, despite the facts demonstrating the severity of Mier's injury, diagnosed as a fractured tibia, the Panamanian coach of Spanish origin stated that Carrasquilla never intended to fracture a fellow professional's leg.

Because of this action, Carrasquilla has been heavily criticized on social media, with Cruz Azul fans and members of the football community believing they have over-defended the Panamanian midfielder when his action was reckless and disrespectful to his fellow professional.

But the Panamanian coach had a different perspective: “Some tackles don't result in anything serious, but unfortunately, what happened here results in a more serious injury than a normal tackle, but it was never intentional. It was just bad luck.”

The Panamanian coach insisted there was no malicious intent and that it was an accident of football: “If it had happened somewhere else, nothing would have happened. But hey, he's mentally prepared, and that's it.” "It's good for the group."

Carrasquilla apologized again

For his part, Adalberto Carrasquilla apologized again to Kevin Mier, who will have to wait at least four to six months to reappear, which would jeopardize his participation in the next World Cup: "I want to apologize to Kevin. My intention was never to take him out of the game; it was more to stop the play. The referee made a decision because he knows I "t have bad intentions," he stated.

However, Carrasquilla's view contradicts what the referee has stated, namely that VAR did not show him the play, where the Panamanian's unfriendly and reckless tackle, which ended up costing the Colombian goalkeeper of Cruz Azul didn't his leg, is seen.

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