Matador gives update after being gored in the rectum - but people say it's 'karma'

Spanish bullfighter Morante de la Puebla is gored at the April Fair (Picture: EPA) The return of Spain’s most celebrated matador came to an eye-watering end this week – after he was gored in the rectum. Morante de la Puebla – or ‘King of Bullfighters’ as he is known – was left sprawled in the dirt clutching his rear end after the 512kg bull named Clandestino quite literally ripped him a new one. Speaking from his hospital bed, Morante, 46, said in a video shared with his Instagram followers: ‘I had a rather rough night.’ But adding insult to excruciating injury, many of the comments are filled with people taking Clandestino’s side. The matador tends to the sensitive area (Picture: Lalo/GTRES/Shutterstock) Anna Nicolini posted: ‘No need to hurt animals. He stood up for himself and I’m happy he did. You shouldn’t do these sports nowadays.’ Many others wrote simply: ‘Karma.’ Morante was injured at the Maestranza bullring in Seville on Monday. He had already cleared three bulls when a fourth suddenly charged, El Mundo reports. The bull’s horn bore into his rectum, tearing a 10cm wound to the posterior anal margin, partially damaging the sphincter muscles and perforating the rectum. In his video to fans, he said: ‘I was in immense pain, felt a lot of fear because I saw the bull had grabbed me and, well, I thought I was bleeding. Morante is carried away after being gored at the Real Maestranza de Caballeria bullring in Seville (Picture: EPA) Morante posted a video to social media to update his fans (Picture: @elmundo_es) ‘By the time I got to the infirmary and saw that the bleeding was minimal, I relaxed quite a bit, but of course, it hurt a lot. Without a doubt, it was the most painful goring ever.’ He added: ‘I’ve gone through a pretty normal night of little sleep. I’ve got no appetite, and I’m hoping to get through it with, well, with a bit of patience.’ Morante is widely regarded as the premier matador of his generation and his comeback had garnered sold out crowds. Antonio Lorca wrote in El País: ‘With unusual speed, the news spread like wildfire throughout the bullfighting world; not for nothing was the man on the operating table a special figure — the most outstanding bullfighter of the present day and one of the greatest in history.’ Morante is expected to remain in hospital for at least a week. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page.