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Robin van Persie Calls Son's Knee Injury 'Heartbreaking' After Feyenoord's Europa League Defeat

Medical tests will assess the 19-year-old's knee following his stretchered departure in a 2-1 loss to Real Betis.

Overview

  • Shaqueel van Persie suffered a suspected serious knee injury against Real Betis and was taken off on a stretcher.
  • Feyenoord manager Robin van Persie comforted his son on the touchline and said the first signs did not look good.
  • The forward entered as a second-half substitute and set up Casper Tengstedt before going down after an aerial challenge.
  • The 2-1 defeat in Seville confirmed Feyenoord will not reach the UEFA Europa League playoffs.
  • Shaqueel recently broke into the first team, scored his first senior goals earlier this month, and awaits scan results to confirm the damage and recovery outlook.