A heroic Roca Rey suffers a nasty goring in Huelva: "It hurts a lot."

Roca Rey began the task with the second bull of the afternoon with statues, when the man from Torrealta abruptly lifted his feet off the ground, as reported by Aplausos. Clearly showing signs of pain and limping on his left leg, the Peruvian continued in the ring, delivering a few deep natural passes and finishing between the bull's horns before a standing audience, which demanded both ears. He paraded the trophies before going to the infirmary, despite having difficulty walking.

Andrés's brother and manager spoke to Carrusel Taurino, which was broadcasting the afternoon, and explained, "He told me he's in a lot of pain. He'll have to get his left knee checked because it's very important. It's important to verify if it's a ligament problem." Despite the pain mentioned by Fernando Roca Rey, the Peruvian Condor went out under pressure to fight the fifth bull. He showed courage and commitment with the fifth, but the audience denied him another ear, which he should have cut off.

Good news soon came from the infirmary: ligament tears were ruled out. The medical report read: "The patient suffered a bruise on his left knee, where he received a strong somersault at the start of the bullfight, hitting his outer knee. He presents pain at the level of the external patellar ligament and swelling (a small hematoma). An examination was carried out: no intra-articular effusions were seen, nor was joint instability in relation to the box. He was treated with anti-inflammatory drugs and local cold. A compression bandage was applied. An X-ray is required. This does not prevent him from continuing the fight."

The first bull of the afternoon already had complications, to which Manzanares prescribed a technical faena, while the bull developed its sense of purpose. The Alicante native was asked for an ear, but the box refused. Completing the afternoon was David de Miranda, who also cut off the ear of the third bull of the afternoon. The Huelva native has been unstoppable this summer, having also emerged through this same main gate this Thursday in a bullfight in which he replaced Emilio de Justo, who was gored in Santander.

It's been a tough season, with numerous gorings and mishaps almost every afternoon. This Friday, in addition to the Peruvian star, Aarón Palacios was also caught performing the suerte suprema in El Puerto, as reported by Rosario Pérez in her ABC chronicle of the bullfight. The Torrejoncillo native continues to convalesce, as do Víctor Hernández and Jesús Enrique Colombo. The good news of the day was the release of Sergio Rollón after twenty days in the hospital and three operations.