The three-time Turkish Super Lig champion managed to slice his eyebrow in half after a coming together with team-mate Yerry Mina
Inter-owned Felipe Melo has shown off the full extent of horrendous eye injury picked up during a clash of heads in Palmeiras' match up with Corinthians on Thursday.
The former Juventus man was forced to leave the pitch after he and Yerry Mina banged heads as they challenged for the same ball.
¡Increíble herida! Felipe Melou200b jugador del Sociedade Esportiva Palmeirasu200b, recibió este terrible cabezazo por su compañero Yerry Mina. pic.twitter.com/OilLhRTgQs
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Melo, nicknamed 'the Pitbull', was forced to watch from the sidelines as Corinthians snatched a late winner, with former Premier League players Jo and Colin Kazim-Richards linking up.