Chelsea boss Antonio Conte admits that he feared the worst for defender David Luiz, following Sergio Aguero’s x-rated lunge on the Brazilian in the final minutes of the Blues’ 3-1 win at Manchester City last weekend.
Aguero was sent off for a waist high tackle on the Brazilian and Conte feared that Luiz had been done some serious damage, "I have to check tomorrow if David Luiz is able to play on Sunday [against West Brom] because, after this tackle … this tackle was very bad," Conte revealed.
“I have to check on his recovery from his injury. Tomorrow will be very important for him and for me to decide whether he"s able to play. That tackle was dangerous, for sure. I watched the images and I was afraid [he might be injured]. I was scared."
Aguero and Luiz have previous, with Aguero punished for an elbow on Luiz during the 2013 FA Cup semi-final. Luiz was also sent off playing for Brazil against Argentina in 2015 following an altercation between the pair.
