Video: Penis cut in half! Argentine footballer Mariano Bittolo suffers horror injury

This is one such injury which can send chills down your spine, no matter how strong you are. Wearing heavy studs in football does come with a lot of risk.

From high boots smashed on players' faces in the quest to get the aerial ball to accidentally landing the studs between the legs of players while attempting a nutmeg, playing football, at times, gets really dangerous.

Argentine full-back Mariano Bittolo (#23) suffered the inexplicable horror injury while playing for his club Albacete Balompié, a part of the Spanish Segunda Division (a tier lower to La Liga). 

During an aerial attack, Mariano's teammate Roman Zozulya (#25) jumped off the ground, and accidentally landed his studs on where it shouldn't have been. As a result, Mariano fell to the ground, writhing in pain. He immediately called for medical attention.

The match was between Albacete and SD Huesca on October 28. The final result remained a goalless draw.

Eduardo Rodriguez, the club doctor, told Marca that the 27-year-old Mariano needed as many as ten stiches on his penis. He is however not expected to miss any match!

Mariano, who plays as a left-back, has made 124 appearances in his club career so far, as on October 30, 2017. He has one appearance in the Copa del Rey.