The defender of Uruguay Juan Izquierdo He died on Tuesday at the age of 27 from “brain death after cardiorespiratory arrest” related to an arrhythmia, according to the São Paulo hospital where he had been admitted for the last five days.
“The Ospital Israelita Albert Einstein regretfully announces the death of Mr. Juan Manuel Izquierdo, who died on Tuesday, August 27, at 9:38 pm (local time), as a result of brain death following the arrest of cardiorespiratory associated with an arrhythmia.” said the last bulletin.
The Nacional player, who came off the bench in the second half, suffered an arrhythmia in the last minutes of the match played between São Paulo and Nacional on Thursday at the Morumbis stadium in the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores.
He collapsed on the turf, was taken off the field in an ambulance and was rushed to the hospital, where he was admitted in “cardiac arrest” and had to be resuscitated with a defibrillator. Since then, doctors have kept him sedated and on mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit.
The case shocked Uruguay and especially soccer in that country, which suspended its activities last weekend and will not take the field next weekend either.
Major Brazilian clubs, such as Flamengo, Palmeiras, Fluminense, São Paulo itself, Botafogo, Santos and Internacional, among others, have also deeply regretted Izquierdo’s death and expressed their condolences to fans, workers, colleagues , as well as family and friends of the defender.
Trained at Club Atlético Cerro, Izquierdo spent most of his career in Uruguay, where he also wore the colors of Liverpool, Wanderers and Peñarol. His only venture abroad was with Atlético San Luis in Mexico.
Source: La Verdad
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