Fat Tom
18-01-2006, 03:58 PM
from skysports.com
Vicenza's Paraguay international striker Julio Gonzalez has lost his arm after a car crash in Italy.
The accident happened en route to Venice's Marco Polo Airport a month ago but the injuries were so severe that his left arm had to be amputated.
The 24-year-old has been hospitalised since the crash, which occurred three days before Christmas.
Gonzalez was a key part of the Serie B team's squad but his hopes of playing in the World Cup finals have been shattered by the dreadful accident.
His former clubs include Nacional from his birthplace Asuncion and Huracan, and he won a silver medal in the Athens Olympics.
It was reported that three different teams of surgeons had to work on his multiple injuries during an operation that lasted almost 12 hours
Vicenza's Paraguay international striker Julio Gonzalez has lost his arm after a car crash in Italy.
The accident happened en route to Venice's Marco Polo Airport a month ago but the injuries were so severe that his left arm had to be amputated.
The 24-year-old has been hospitalised since the crash, which occurred three days before Christmas.
Gonzalez was a key part of the Serie B team's squad but his hopes of playing in the World Cup finals have been shattered by the dreadful accident.
His former clubs include Nacional from his birthplace Asuncion and Huracan, and he won a silver medal in the Athens Olympics.
It was reported that three different teams of surgeons had to work on his multiple injuries during an operation that lasted almost 12 hours