Think your head injury was bad, Wayne?... Italy defender Pasqual suffers horror cut

Head injuries have been a major talking point since Wayne Rooney was forced to pull out of England's two vital World Cup qualifiers this week with a deep gash.
The Manchester United striker posted a picture on Facebook of the deep gash on his forehead after an accidental training ground collision with Phil Jones.
England team-mate Theo Walcott described Rooney's wound as 'like something out of a horror film', so who knows what he would have made of Manuel Pasqual's bloody mess.

Bloody mess: Italy's midfielder Manuel Pasqual receives treatment for head injury

Italy's midfielder Manuel Pasqual lies injured

The Italy defender sustained a deep cut during a midair clash with Libor Kozak towards the end of Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Czech Republic.

His club Fiorentina revealed on Wednesday that Pasqual required seven stitches on his forehead and was kept in hospital overnight.
In a statement, the club said: 'The Viola skipper never lost consciousness but remained in hospital overnight for further tests as a precautionary measure.'

Heads up: Pasqual (R) challenges Libor Kozak of Czech Republic

Nice one: Italy's Mario Balotelli blows a kiss to the crowd after scoring from the penalty spot

Four-times World Cup winners Italy clinched a place at the 2014 finals in Brazil after coming from a goal down to beat Czech Republic 2-1 and win Group B.
A Giorgio Chiellini header and Mario Balotelli's penalty early in the second half cancelled out Libor Kozak's 19th minute opener for the visitors and moved the Italians on to 20 points, seven ahead of second-placed Bulgaria with two games to play.
Balotelli's 54th-minute winner capped a typically eventful night for the striker, who missed three easy first-half chances and was lucky not to get sent off for a foul on Tomas Sivok.
'I've never missed two such easy chances before, I was unlucky but I kept going until the end,' Balotelli said.
'The easier one was the second one that (keeper Petr) Cech dropped to me. I shot high because I thought that if I shot low he would have saved it but I ended up hitting it too high.'

Deep cut: Wayne posted this picture on his Facebook page following a nasty head injury last week

Healing nicely: Rooney pictured on the beach in Portugal while England were out in Ukraine for vital World Cup qualifier

Michal Bilek's spirited Czech side were unlucky not to get at least a point against Cesare Prandelli's unconvincing Italy and their night finished on a sour note when Daniel Kolar was sent off for a silly foul on Balotelli in the last minute.
Had Kozak's smart curling shot sneaked inside the post after a blistering counter-attack in first-half stoppage time it could have been a different result against the patchy hosts, who despite being favourites to qualify frequently put themselves under unnecessary pressure.
'I always have a terror when people start talking about partying,' said Italy captain Gianluigi Buffon, who equalled Fabio Cannavaro's record of 136 Azzurri appearances.
'Having passed the terror we had in the first half we can now celebrate, and I can celebrate this small record of mine, as well as getting a ticket for Brazil.'
The result means the Czechs remain on nine points and are staring elimination in the face. They have slipped into fourth place behind Denmark who won 1-0 in Armenia and moved on to 12 points to stand one point behind Bulgaria, who beat Malta 2-1.
The Czechs must win their last two games away to Malta and Bulgaria next month to have any chance of a playoff place.