Barnabas Varga’s doctor has offered his assessment of the forward’s condition after he was involved in a sickening collision in Hungary’s Euro 2024 match against Scotland on Monday.
The 29-year-old, who suffered facial fractures in the brutal collision with Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn as his wife Laura Skrapits watched in horror from the stands, was visited in hospital today by Gergely Panics, the Ferencvaros team doctor. .
“Barni suffered a concussion during the collision and lost consciousness,” Panics revealed to a Hungarian media. Magyar Nemzet.
“When he arrived at the ambulance he had already regained consciousness, after which he was taken to the clinic in Stuttgart, where, after the examination, a therapeutic plan was drawn up according to which he would be operated on.
‘Our striker suffered multiple skull fractures to his face, several smaller and larger bones in his face were broken and some were even dislocated.
‘After the operation, you will remain hospitalized for two days. If all goes well, he will be released on Wednesday.’
Varga’s wife, beautician Laura, 27, witnessed first-hand her husband’s horrific injury after traveling to Germany to support her partner and the national team’s European campaign. along with other Hungarian WAGs.
Bernabé Varga could be discharged from the hospital in the coming days according to a doctor who has visited him
The Hungarian forward suffered multiple facial fractures after colliding with Angus Gunn on Monday
The match at the Stuttgart Arena was stopped while medical staff treated the 29-year-old.
Barnabas Varga is seen with his partner Laura Skrapits
Skrapits was forced to witness the entire incident from the stands.
The 27-year-old beautician saw first-hand the moment her husband suffered the savage blow while sitting with other Hungarian WAGs in the Stuttgart stadium.
With the game scoreless and both teams looking for the first goal, Varga collided with Scottish goalkeeper Gunn while trying to collect the ball in the 67th minute of last night’s Group A match.
The seriousness of the 29-year-old’s injury was immediately evident by the reaction of his teammates, who hurriedly ushered medical staff onto the field.
Varga lay motionless on the ground while receiving medical attention, and the match was stopped for seven minutes before he was carried off the pitch on a stretcher and rushed to Stuttgart hospital.
Hungary coach Marco Rossi said in his post-match press conference that Varga was stable and conscious in the hospital.
After the incident, Dominik Szoboszlai criticized the match’s medical staff for the time it took to treat Varga.
When asked for his opinion on the medical team’s actions on the field, Panics declined to comment.
“I do not want to comment on German protocol and first aid, as I do not know it in detail and I am not responsible for it.” He said.
“However, I can say that I had the opportunity to visit Barna in the hospital and saw that he is in expert hands and is receiving a lot of care.”
Varga’s wife, beautician Laura Skrapits, watched in horror at the Stuttgart stadium at all the suffering on the field.
The couple met in their home town of Szentpeterfa in Hungary, although they now live in Budapest, where Ferencvaros is based.
Varga and Skrapits had previously kept their personal lives hidden from fans, but in the wake of last night’s incident, Laura made her social media profile public amid an outpouring of well-wishes and shared several snaps of the couple’s adventures together. .
Varga was knocked unconscious in the sickening collision and was later rushed to hospital.
Gergely Panics, Ferencvaros doctor from the Varga club, revealed that he will undergo surgery today
Varga is seen completing a puzzle of him celebrating with Laura.
Laura Skrapits and Bernabé Varga
The 27-year-old beautician saw first-hand the moment her husband suffered the savage blow while sitting with other Hungarian WAGs in the Stuttgart stadium.
In a previous interview with Goal.com, Varga spoke about their relationship: “We have known each other (for a long time), which is the most natural thing there, everyone in the town knows everyone.”
‘My partner’s parents live a few hundred meters from mine. We can walk towards them.
“I like it here, I feel that once I stop playing football, I will return to Szentpeterfa.”
Following criticism from Varga’s teammate Dominik Szoboszlai, UEFA insisted that there was no delay in the treatment of the affected player.
UEFA said the team doctor intervened within 15 seconds of the incident and that the pitchside emergency team was called as soon as requested.
A UEFA statement said: “With regard to the medical intervention following the head injury suffered by Hungary’s Barnabas Varga, we would like to clarify that the team doctor’s intervention occurred within 15 seconds of the incident, followed immediately by the second stage medical, to carry out a first evaluation of the injury and provide appropriate treatment, according to usual medical procedures.’
With a goalless draw likely to see both teams eliminated from the tournament, Kevin Csoboth finished off a counterattack in added time to lift Hungary to victory and give them a chance to advance from Group A.