The doctor treating Paraguay striker Salvador Cabanas has revealed the swelling on his brain has gone down.
Doctor issues encouraging bulletin on Paraguay striker
The doctor treating Paraguay striker Salvador Cabanas has revealed the swelling on his brain has gone down.
The Club America striker was shot in the head in Mexico City during the early hours of Monday morning following an incident in a city bar.
He remains in a serious condition but Dr Ernesto Martinez Duhart says there has been a slight improvement.
"Salvador remains delicate, but there are improvements. The new study indicates that the swelling is beginning to subside," said Dr Duhart in an update posted on Club America's
official website.
"The signs are more stable, this was the best day since he arrived."
Cabanas was transported to an intensive care unit at a local hospital after the incident and was rushed into theatre where doctors made an attempt to remove the bullet lodged in his skull before deciding it would be too dangerous.
Cabanas is one of Paraguay's top players and was part of their World Cup squad in Germany four years ago.
The 29-year-old is a prolific goalscorer and was expected to lead Paraguay's attack in South Africa this summer.
