Manchester City have been left sweating after goalkeeper Claudio Bravo was taken off injured during the second half of Chile's World Cup qualifier against Colombia. The Roja captain had been in fine form for his country to keep Colombia at bay with a string of saves in the sweltering heat of Barranquilla. But close to the hour mark he was left in visible pain following a heavy clash in the area with Santiago Arias.
The goalkeeper appeared to hurt his knee in the collision, and was unable to continue in the Estadio Metropolitano.
He was forced off the field, and was replaced by Universidad de Chile's Jonny Herrera with Thursday's game poised at 0-0.
His club will now wait for the Chile medic's report to find out the severity of the injury, while the nation must see if he recovers in time for Tuesday's qualifier at home to Uruguay.
Since moving to the Premier League, Bravo has done well for City, starting eight games as he replaced Joe Hart as Pep Guardiola's number one.
However, an encounter with former club Barcelona was one to forget for the 33-year-old as the Champions League clash at Camp Nou ended in a 4-0 defeat for the Premier League side, while Bravo was sent off for handling outside the area.
Despite the sending off, Bravo has the full support of Guardiola, who called him "one of best goalkeepers in last 10 years" when speaking to reporters following the red card.
Futher news of Bravo's injury on international duty will surely be anticipated by the former Bayern Munich boss, who has Willy Caballero as back-up at City.
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