Nuno Tavares inconsolable after fresh Lazio injury nightmare | OneFootball

Nuno Tavares was distraught as he limped off in tears during extra time of Lazio’s Europa League quarter-final with Bodo/Glimt, suffering yet another injury setback.

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The left-back had only been fit for a spot on the bench in this huge fixture at the Stadio Olimpico and came on to help his teammates at the 68th minute.

After the Taty Castellanos back-heel flick in the first half, the Aquile needed to win 2-0 in order to force extra time, securing that goal at the 93rd with Tijjani Noslin bundling over the line from a corner.

Nuno Tavares in tears during extra time

ROME, ITALY – APRIL 17: Tijjani Noslin of Lazio celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammates Valentin Castellanos and Loum Tchaouna during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Quarter Final Second Leg match between S.S. Lazio and FK Bodo/Glimt at Stadio Olimpico on April 17, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

However, just three minutes into extra time, Nuno Tavares felt the all too familiar twinge of another muscular injury and burst into tears on the pitch.

Teammate Matteo Guendouzi tried his best to console the Portugal international, while the crowd also chanted his name in reassurance as he left the field to make way for Elseid Hysaj.

Sadly, muscular injuries have been the bane of his career, first at Arsenal and now with Lazio, as this was the second time that he tried to make a return as a substitute only to be forced off again.