Mauricio Pochettino hailed Diego Luna’s ‘big ball’ after the USMNT star continued to play after suffering a horrific broken nose on Wednesday night.
Luna, who plays soccer in her club Real Salt Lake In MLS, suffered an elbow injury during the first half of a 3–0 friendly win over Costa Rica.
He was bleeding profusely from the nose and needed emergency treatment but, somehow, Tullo managed to get back on the field after smacking both nostrils.
In his immediate return to the game, Luna assisted Brian White to open the scoring.
The former Dr. spoke all the time Tottenham And Chelsea Manager Pochettino hailed Luna’s resilience as he pleaded with his manager to let him continue.
Luna later went to the hospital before taking to Instagram to post a picture of her bloodied face. He wrote: ‘Thank you all for the messages. I’m fine.’
Mauricio Pochettino praised Diego Luna’s ‘big ball’ after playing with a broken nose
Luna was elbowed in the face in the first half of a 3-0 win over Costa Rica
Luna later went to the hospital before taking to Instagram to post a photo of her bloodied face
White and Caden Clarke each scored their first international goals PochettinoThe entire team dominated in Orlando.
White scored in the 21st minute and Clarke in the 77th minute, and Patrick Agyemang added a goal in the 90th minute after scoring on his debut against Venezuela.
The match completed the January camp for Pochettino, who has won five of his six games since taking charge in October.
With European players not being called up this international window, it was the perfect time to assess his talent MLS Before the marquee players are called up for the major tournament in 2025: CONCACAF League of Nations A semifinal against Panama on March 20 and the CONCACAF Gold Cup in June and July.
