Silva loses leg after crash!

stellazio SG

Former Portsmouth striker Dario Silva has had his lower leg amputated following a car crash, according to the Spanish press.

The 33-year-old Uruguayan was left in intensive care after a serious collision into a column of street lights in Montevideo on Sunday.

He was put into a medically-induced coma after the incident and Doctor Mario Canela of La Espanola hospital has been quoted saying the right leg had been removed from the knee down.

"Silva's situation is absolutely not solved with the amputation. We are worried about a possible infection," Canela stated.

Silva played 49 matches for his country and was a member of the Uruguayan squad that played in the 2002 World Cup finals.

He has scored 15 goals for the South American nation and consequently joined Pompey last summer.

But the ex-Malaga and Sevilla man has been without a club since leaving Fratton Park in February.

stellazio SG

haiz, i hope you earned enough from football to support your family and yourself. Crying or Very sad

Kuali Baba SG

Hope he’ll recover soon and be strong. He can still go on to do great things in life.

Poolman SG

not much worries i guess , cos most footballer insure their legs , so his future is assured safe , a bit boring though , life without football , still his experience good enough for him to become a good coach , a good coach doesn't need two legs to coach , just good brain .

Anyway , all the best to Silva .

Mod , next time put full name la , i thought Arsenal's Gilberto Silva Laughing

Agenda SG

I thought was Valencia’s Silva