Hungary star Barnabas Varga’s doctor provides an update on his condition as he faces surgery today to fix multiple broken bones after horror collision while his beautician wife watched on
Barnabas Varga’s doctor has assessed the striker’s condition after he was involved in a sickening collision during Hungary’s Euro 2024 match against Scotland on Monday.
The 29-year-old, who suffered facial fractures in the brutal clash with Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn as his wife Laura Skrapits watched in horror from the stands, was today visited in hospital by Gergely Panics, the team doctor for his club side Ferencvaros. .
“Barni suffered a concussion during the collision and lost consciousness,” Panics revealed to the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet.
“By the time he reached 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 undergo surgery.
“Our attacker suffered multiple facial skull fractures, several smaller and larger bones in his face were broken and some were even dislocated.
‘After the operation he will be held for two days. If all goes well, he will be released on Wednesday.’
Varga’s wife, 27-year-old beautician Laura, witnessed her husband’s horrific injury first-hand after traveling to Germany to support her partner and the national team’s European campaign. alongside other Hungarian WAGs.
Barnabas Varga could be released from hospital in the coming days, according to a doctor who visited him
The Hungarian striker suffered multiple facial fractures on Monday after a collision with Angus Gunn
Play was stopped at the Stuttgart Arena as medical staff attended to the 29-year-old
Barnabas Varga is seen with partner Laura Skrapits
Skrapits had to watch the entire incident from the stands
The 27-year-old beautician witnessed the moment her husband suffered the heavy blow first-hand as she sat alongside other Hungarian WAGs at the Stuttgart stadium.
With the match goalless and both teams chasing an opener, Varga collided with Scotland goalkeeper Gunn as he tried to collect the ball in the 67th minute of last night’s Group A match.
The severity of the 29-year-old’s injury was immediately apparent by the reaction of his teammates, who rushed medical staff onto the field.
Varga lay motionless on the ground as he received medical attention, and the match was stopped for seven minutes before he was taken off the field on a stretcher and rushed to hospital in Stuttgart.
Hungarian head coach Marco Rossi noted in his post-match press conference that Varga was stable and conscious in hospital.
In the aftermath of the incident, Dominik Szoboszlai criticized the medical staff during the match for the time it took to attend to Varga.
Asked for his opinion on the actions of the medical team on the pitch, Panics declined to comment.
“I do not want to comment on the German protocol and first aid, because I do not know them in detail and am not responsible for them.” He said.
“But I can say that I have had the opportunity to visit Barna in the hospital, and I have seen that she is in expert hands and receives a lot of attention.”
Varga’s wife, beautician Laura Skrapits, watched in horror at the Stuttgart Arena during the on-field ordeal.
The couple met in their home village of Szentpeterfa in Hungary, although they now live in Budapest, where Ferencvaros is based.
Varga and Skrapits had previously shielded their personal lives from fans, but in the wake of last night’s incident, Laura made her social media profile public amid the outpouring of well wishes and shared several photos of the couple’s adventures together.
Varga was knocked unconscious during the sickening collision and was later rushed to hospital
Gergely Panics, doctor at Varga’s club Ferencvaros, revealed that he will undergo surgery today
Varga completes a puzzle celebrating the pitch with Laura
Laura Skrapits and Barnabas Varga
The 27-year-old beautician witnessed the moment her husband suffered the heavy blow first-hand as she sat alongside other Hungarian WAGs at the Stuttgart stadium.
In a previous interview with Goal.com, Varga said of their relationship: ‘We know each other [for a long time]which is the most normal thing there, everyone in the village knows everyone.
‘My partner’s parents live a few hundred meters from me. We can walk to them.
‘I like being here, I have the feeling that if I stop playing football, I will go back to Szentpeterfa.’
Following criticism from Varga’s teammate Dominik Szoboszlai, UEFA has insisted there has been no delay in treating the affected player.
UEFA stated that the team doctor intervened within 15 seconds of the incident, with the emergency team called to the pitch as soon as requested.
A statement from UEFA read: ‘Regarding the medical intervention following the head injury of Hungary’s Barnabas Varga, we would like to clarify that the intervention of the team doctor took place within 15 seconds of the incident, immediately followed by the second stadium doctor, to ensure a carry out initial assessment of the injury and provide appropriate treatment, according to usual medical procedures.’
With a goalless draw likely to eliminate both teams from the tournament, Kevin Csoboth finished off a counter-attack deep into stoppage time to fire Hungary to victory and give them a chance to progress from Group A.