Wednesday, August 28, 2024 - Uruguayan footballer, Juan Izquierdo has d! ed at the age of 27, days after collapsing during a game in Brazil, according to his Uruguayan club and South American football's governing body.
The club, Nacional, posted a statement on social media
saying Izquierdo's death is felt 'in deep pain and impact in our hearts' and
'all Nacional is in grief for his irreplaceable loss.'
South American soccer's governing body also posted a
tribute, just days after he collapsed on the field and was rushed to hospital
before the team announced he was in a 'stable condition'.
Izquierdo was taken to Hospital Albert Einstein after he
collapsed during a Copa Libertadores soccer match at Sao Paulo's Morumbi
Stadium last Thursday.
The hospital said in a statement late Tuesday that Izquierdo
had 'cardiorespiratory arrest associated with his cardiac arrhythmia.
In a statement Monday, doctors at the hospital had said
Izquierdo was experiencing increased intracranial pressure. He had been on a
ventilator since Sunday and under neurological critical care since Monday.
Uruguayan media said Izquierdo's parents and Nacional
executives were at the hospital in Sao Paulo.
Izquierdo was married and had two children.
Uruguay's first- and second-division leagues were postponed
at the weekend due to concerns over Izquierdo's health. Sao Paulo players wore
a shirt in support of the Uruguayan footballer before the team's 2-1 Brazilian
league win against Vitoria on Sunday.
Izquierdo's professional career began in 2018 at local club
Cerro. He joined Peñarol the following year before moving to Montevideo
Wanderers.
Izquierdo was signed by Nacional in 2022, played one match,
and then was transferred to the local Liverpool club.
The defender was one of Liverpool's best players in the
campaign that led the team to a Uruguayan league title in 2023, the club's
first in more than a century.
Izquierdo returned to Nacional this year before his sudden
demise.
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