One of Spain‘s most celebrated matadors has described the ‘excruciating’ moment a bull drove its horn into him just a day after joking about being gored by the beast.
Morante de la Puebla, widely hailed as the ‘King of bullfighters’, is recovering in the Viamed Hospital after being rushed out of the packed Maestranza arena in Seville on Sunday.
The torero had faced a bull which had positioned itself in a treacherous spot in the ring when the incident unfolded. Attempting a daring manoeuvre, he failed to raise his arms in time, leaving himself exposed.
The animal ignored the sweep of the cape
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