Deportivo La Coruna midfielder Alex Bergantinos said Fernando Torres is doing "very well" and "smiling" after a sickening head injury, though the Atletico Madrid star does not remember the incident.
Bergantinos visited Torres in hospital after the Atletico forward appeared to be knocked unconscious before hitting the turf following a clash of heads with the Deportivo player late in the encounter on Thursday.
"He is very well and happy. They have told him how he is and he has understood perfectly," Bergantinos told Cope.
"He told me to be calm and that these things happen.
"He told me that something like this happened years ago.
"He was calm and even smiling. He remembers an occasion he had and other things, but he does not remember anything about our collision."
New Deportivo head coach Pepe Mel was relieved to hear of Torres' positive prognosis after both sets of players were visibly shaken and close to tears.
"I have just spoken to German Mono Burgos and he told me that they are relaxed, Fernando is fine. So, happy for that," he said.
"We had some anguished minutes seeing the gestures from the players around him. So, in that respect, very happy."
