Torino defender Walukiewicz taken to hospital with breathing difficulties | OneFootball

Torino defender Sebastian Walukiewicz was taken to hospital for tests after suffering from breathing difficulties during the Serie A match against Bologna.

The centre-back went down following a challenge and at first he just appeared to be winded after a knock, but the medical staff called for a stretcher to be brought out.

The player, who remained conscious and able to speak with the medical staff throughout, underwent checks in the stadium.

Walukiewicz undergoing tests in hospital

epa11788517 Torino’s goalkeeper Vanja Mikovic Savic (L) denies the penalty from Bologna’s Santiago Castro (R) during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Bologna FC 1909, in Turin, Italy, 21 December 2024. EPA-EFE/Alessandro Di Marco

Torino staff decided it was best to take the 24-year-old to the local hospital for tests as a precaution and he was taken there by ambulance.

According to Tuttomercatoweb, Walukiewicz had been suffering from flu symptoms over the last few days and the breathing difficulties were probably connected to that virus.

The Poland international was replaced by Mergim Vojvoda and coach Paolo Zanetti did not mention the Walukiewicz situation in his post-match press conference, so it is not thought to be particularly worrying.