Atletico Madrid have confirmed that Fernando Torres is "stable and conscious" after suffering a head injury in a La Liga match on Thursday night.
The former Liverpool striker was involved in an aerial challenge against Deportivo de la Coruna with five minutes of the game to go when he fell face first towards the turf.
The ex-Spain international appeared to be knocked unconscious amid frantic and worrying scenes on field as team-mates and medical staff immediately rushed to assist him.
The World Cup and European Championship winner was rushed to hospital to undergo a scan.
Atletico provided a positive and encouraging update on their veteran academy graduate's condition:
.@Torres suffers a head injury. He was rushed to the hospital to undergo tests. He will spend the night in hospital for observation.
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) March 2, 2017
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
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) March 2, 2017
Good news (1/2) @Torres has undergone a cranial and cervical CT. There are no alterations nor traumatic injuries
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) March 2, 2017
Good news (1/2) @Torres has undergone a cranial and cervical CT. There are no alterations nor traumatic injuries
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) March 2, 2017
Torres rejoined his hometown club initially on loan in 2015 and has scored more than 100 goals in Atletico colours, sandwiching spells at Liverpool, Chelsea and AC Milan.
