Luis Muriel will miss Atalanta’s Serie A clash with Brescia after falling on the edge of a swimming pool.
The former Sevilla forward hit his head on the side of the pool. Head trauma tests came back negative.
The club has confirmed that the Columbia international will be unavailable for Tuesday’s clash because of the accident and he’ll return to training on Wednesday.
Muriel posted on Instagram: ‘’I’m fine, I’m home. Fortunately, nothing serious happened.
‘’Tonight I will be at the stadium to cheer @Atalantabc, and already tomorrow I will return to train with my team-mates. Thank you for the affection you have shown in me this hours.’’
The club’s statement read: “Atalanta BC announces that, following a domestic accident, the player Luis Muriel will not be available for the Atalanta-Brescia match.’’
Muriel has scored a total of 17 goals in 29 league games for Atalanta.
Atalanta sit fourth in the Serie A table, 9 points behind leaders Juventus.
Update on Luis Muriel: The injury to Luis was caused by him hitting his head of the edge of a swimming pool. He slipped and fell into the pool with some of the Atalanta squad present. pic.twitter.com/G0QlSFZ1xF
— Atalanta B.C News (@AtalantaBC_News) July 14, 2020
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