Antwerp, Belgium / 03.02.2021 19:05:55
What a scare one of the Napoli banners took. And no, we are not referring to Chucky Lozano -who is the team’s top scorer-, but to Dries Mertens, one of his partners in the attack who on a trip to Belgium had distressing moments because the plane he was in ran off the runway.
Why did Mertens travel to Belgium?
Mertens chartered a private aircraft to travel to his native country with the intention of recovering from an ankle injury that has afflicted him since December, for which he left for the exchange against Inter Milan on December 16. Although he returned to activity in January, the Belgian has not felt one hundred percent and that is why moved by air for treatment at the clinic Move to Cure from the city of Antwerp.
Bad weather threw off the private jet
According to the site The last news, the aircraft carrying Mertens ran off the runway due to bad weather conditions that hit the town that day with heavy rain and wind. In addition, the aforementioned media indicated that the pilots could not control the aircraft and that it ended up in the grassy area surrounding the runway after sliding several meters away from the landing site.
Mertens was traveling with his pet
Fortunately, the Napoli footballer was unharmed along with his pet, a rescued dog. Likewise, the pilots and workers at the scene of the accident were not injured.