Brazilian manager hospitalised after being taken out by his own player
Being a manager is tough at the best of times – but Nivaldo Lancuna had a particularly hard night after being crashed into by his own man
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Parnahyba manager Nivaldo Lancuna was minding his own business hurling orders at his side in their Copa do Nordeste game with CSA when he was crashed into by left-back Raimundo Barata.
The 62-year-old was quickly seen to by medics who, after a preliminary examination, judged that the coach had dislocated his knee and may have ligament damage too.
By this point, Serie D side Parnahyba were already 4-0 down against their Serie C opponents. Ouch indeed.
00:45 for poor Lancuna's moment of pain
Lancuna was replaced on the touchline by coach Andrew Otaviano, who watched the rest of Parnahyba's painful exit from the competition.
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