On the day where Israel Lancho confirmed his Alternativa, the ceremony and corrida where marred by the goring of veteran Matador de Toros, Frascuelo. I saw Frascuelo in Madrid in 2004 and will never forget the loudest applause of the day were a couple of Media Veronicas he performed on his first toro. On this day cut short during the first stages of his first toro, the second of the day after confirming the Alternativa of Lancho, Frascuelo was punished by his foe. The toro turn quickly after a natural and caught Frascuelo on the inside of his left thigh and flinged him in the air. After landing on his head and his legs over his head the toro followed through by plowing the horn into the right inside thigh of the matador. To top it off, Frascuelo bit his tongue upon hitting the ground. Another note is Lancho’s height. The guy has to be at least 6′ 5″, at least. When fighting toros of 500 kilos, they look like vacas in relation. Details of Frascuelo’s gorings as published by El Mundo: “Parte médico de Frascuelo: herida por asta de toro en la cara interna posterior del tercio medio del muslo izquierdo, con dos trayectorias, una hacia arriba de 20 centímetros con sección de músculo bíceps femoral y otra de 15 centímetros hacia adentro que alcanza el fémur, contusionando el paquete vasculonervioso. Otra en cara interna del tercio superior del muslo derecho con una trayectoria hacia abajo de 20 centímetros que causa destrozos en músculos abductores. Herida contusa en la lengua. Pronóstico grave. Trasladado a la Clínica La Fraternidad.”


Frascuelo: herido al torear de muleta a su primero.
Iván García: silencio (pinchazo y estocada), protestas tras dos avisos (cuatro pinchazos y cinco descabellos) y protestas tras aviso (cuatro pinchazos, estocada y tres descabellos).
Israel Lancho, que confirmaba la alternativa: silencio tras aviso (dos pinchazos y estocada), silencio (tres pinchazos y estocada baja) y saludos (estocada que asoma y estocada).