Moment bullfighter dubbed the ‘Messi of Matadors’ is gored by 1,000lb bull after being slammed against barrier by beast
THIS is the horror moment the so-called “Messi of Matadors” was brutally gored by a rampaging 1,000lb bull.
Shocking footage shows the beast charge at Andrés Roca Rey, 26, before crushing him against the barriers and throwing him in the air.
Renowned Peruvian bullfighter Roca Rey was rushed to hospital with multiple injuries following the terrifying incident at Spain‘s Santiago de Santander Fair.
The clip shows Roca Rey holding up a cape to the massive bull, named Viruta.
After taking a couple of steps towards the horned beast, it then starts hurtling towards him – running straight into him.
The mighty bull then tosses Roca Rey in the air before slamming him against the barrier as other men frantically rush over to help.
But the bull then gores another bullfighter – Cayetano Rivera Ordoñez.
Roca Rey was left with injuries to his neck, face, right thigh and left knee – the worst of his eight-year career.
The incident on Tuesday comes just weeks after he was rammed by another bull.
Roca Rey is understood to be recovering at his home in Seville and is set to undergo further tests, reports Levante.
According to the outlet, he already has his sights set on appearing in Huelva in August 3.
Last year Roca Rey shunned doctor’s advice after being gored in Bilbao and carried on the contest.
And in 2017, a bull’s horn left a four-inch hole in his left inner thigh.
He was also famously gored five times in his first five fights and has become a viral video sensation – but amazingly refuses to give up the controversial sport.
RRoca ey’s catalogue of injuries includes being battered unconscious and suffering amnesia, being gored in the buttock and groin, having two teeth knocked out when a bull stabbed him in the mouth, concussion and a shattered right cheekbone.
Bullfighting critic Antonio Lorca told The Telegraph: “He is like the Messi or Ronaldo of the bullfighting world.
“No one has such acclaim as him or can fill bullrings wherever he fights.”