Carlos Tevez visits Ezequiel Ham in hospital as Boca Juniors star apologises horror leg break sustained in 50-50 challenge

  • Carlos Tevez broke Ezequiel Ham's leg in a 50-50 challenge last week
  • Former Manchester City striker made effort to visit his victim in hospital
  • Boca Juniors star Tevez apologised for tackle after Ham's horror injury
  • Ham thanks Tevez for visiting him as he continues his early recovery 
  • This week's Fantasy Football bonus transfer code is ramsey12 

By Oliver Todd for MailOnline

Published: 03:15 EST, 22 September 2015 | Updated: 08:18 EST, 22 September 2015

Argentinos Junior midfielder Ezequiel Ham has thanked Boca Juniors star Carlos Tevez after the former Manchester City striker visited him in hospital following his horror leg-breaking challenge.

Tevez left Ham in agony when he forcefully collided with the 21-year-old's shin during Saturday's 3-0 Primera Division victory for Boca with graphic images of the foul making headlines worldwide.

But it seems there are no hard feelings from the Argentinos man, after he posed for a photo with the Argentine icon at his bedside on Monday night.

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Carlos Tevez poses for a photo at Ezequiel Ham's bedside after his challenge left him with a broken leg

Carlos Tevez poses for a photo at Ezequiel Ham's bedside after his challenge left him with a broken leg

Ham has been in hospital since Tevez collided with his shin in a 50-50 challenge during Boca Juniors' win

Ham has been in hospital since Tevez collided with his shin in a 50-50 challenge during Boca Juniors' win

Tevez's awful challenge left Ham in some distress, breaking his right leg and seeing him leave on a stretcher

Tevez's awful challenge left Ham in some distress, breaking his right leg and seeing him leave on a stretcher

The image was captioned: 'Thank you Carlitos, for visiting.' 

Ham was removed from the field on a stretcher in some distress but Tevez was not punished despite the severity of the injury sustained in the 50-50 challenge.

The 31-year-old was quick to apologise after realising the pain he had caused and instantly vowed to visit Ham in hospital, a promise he has now fulfilled.

'It makes me angry because I went for the ball, it was neither malicious nor my intention to hurt him. The touch told me I'd done something wrong,' Tevez said after the game.

'I'm sad because I didn't want to do anything bad to him. I've never hurt anyone, this is my first time. Now I'm going to see him and apologise, as I should do.'

Argentinos coach Nestor Gorosito, though, struggled to accept the striker's version of events following the horror injury.

'It wasn't unintentional,' Gorosito told the club's website. 'We were three metres from the incident and you could see it ... Those who have played football know these things.'

Tevez only recently moved back to Argentina with Boca, having completed a spell with Juventus in Italy

Tevez only recently moved back to Argentina with Boca, having completed a spell with Juventus in Italy

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