SERGIO RAMOS has been accused of trying to injure Liverpool star Mo Salah deliberately.
Salah was crocked in the 2018 Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid after being hauled down by defender Ramos.
Real Madrid centre-back Sergio Ramos appeared to grip Mo Salah’s arm inside his own as they tumbled in KievCredit: AFP or licensors
Sergio Ramos protested his innocence afterwards but Giorgio Chiellini has joined cynics to suggest the Real legend knew what he was doing to Mo SalahCredit: PA:Press Association
Mo Salah is helped off as Sergio Ramos appears to show sympathyCredit: Getty – Contributor
The Egyptian was forced off with a shoulder injury after just half an hour, with Spaniard Ramos insisting it was an accident.
However, Juventus ace Giorgio Chiellini claimed Ramos, 34, knew he could have broken Salah’s arm.
In his autobiography, veteran Italy centre-back Chiellini, 35, said: “Ramos has always said it was unintentional.
“But he was aware that falling in the way that he did, without loosening his grip on that hold, nine times out of ten you can break your opponent’s arm.
“He has two characteristics that almost no one else has.
You could say he’s impulsive and not very tactically aware… Without him, Madrid turn into a team without a defence. Without him, Varane, Marcelo and Carvajal look like kids playing for the reserve team.
Giorgio Chiellini
“He knows how to be decisive in big games, with interventions that go beyond any logic, that even cause injuries with almost devilish wit.
“The one on Salah in the 2018 Champions League final was a masterstroke.”
Ramos’ regular red cards — he has been sent off 14 times in the last ten seasons — have seen him labelled a master of the dark arts.
But Chiellini insists the centre-back is the best in the business.
The Italian added: “You could say he’s impulsive and not very tactically aware, that he is responsible for conceding eight or ten goals a season — and if I’m pulled up for two or three I’d be slaughtered.
“Without him, Madrid turn into a team without a defence.
Without him, Varane, Marcelo and Carvajal look like kids playing for the reserve team.”
Giorgio Chiellini says Sergio Ramos has devilish wit in handling big occasions, sometimes controversiallyCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Mo Salah was left in agony after the strange-looking challenge from Sergio RamosCredit: Getty Images – Getty
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