Bull takes an eight inch piece in the skull of a matador

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This is the shocking moment that a one-eyed Spanish matador is scalped by a raging bull.

Juan Jose Padilla, 45, already wears a blindfold after being tagged in 2011, the MailOnline reports

Now he is recovering from another horrible injury that has left half of his scalp in front of a crowd of hundreds in Arévalo in northern Spain

A horrific video shows that he is trying to hold his scalp together at the center of the arena before being helped by his colleagues.

Padilla mocked the bull when he lost his foot and charged him, hitting him on the ground before hitting him several times.

Doctors said that Padilla, a native of Jerez, was extremely lucky to be alive

They revealed that he remained conscious because his horrible 20 cm wound was treated with nearly 40 stitches.

Calls his wife

This afternoon, the bullfighter, considered a hero in Spain, posted on Facebook: "Many thanks to all the followers of the page for their love and their demonstrated support."

In a previous article, he said: "I am doing very well and I want to reassure everyone that my condition after the accident is favorable because I feel very good.

" Now, I am in Seville and I am waiting for Dr. García-Perla to take care of me, who will check my injury, explore it again and he will advise me how to continue recovery. "

" I have been overwhelmed by so many expressions of affection, respect and encouragement as much towards me as my family, and I want to thank all those who have been able to recover from the mishap suffered Saturday in Arevalo. "

He thanked his doctors and the medical team and revealed that he is already thinking about his return to bullfighting, he still hopes to make the San Fermin festivities in Pamplona.

Padilla , known as "Ciclón de Jerez", lost his left eye in 2011 in Zaragoza after a brutal gorgement, wounded in his neck in Pamplona in 2001.

The members of his team wear shirts The slogan: "The suffering is part of the glory. "