The Chilean footballer Javier Altamiranoof Students of La Plata, He suffered a cervical injury in the last few hours as a result of a car accident, according to the club. According to the medical report published by ‘Pincha’ on his social network account at rest” and will undergo “new studies to decide specific behavior.”
In the accident, which occurred this Friday in the town of City Bell, near La Plata and where the red and white team usually train, Altamirano’s car collided with a car driven by a woman, in which the footballer was responsible for crash, according to the police report. The Capital Region I La Plata Superintendency reflected on the report that both were “injured” and that the presence of the Emergency Medical Care System (SAME) was even needed.
Altamirano was a sad hero in Argentine soccer in March, when he collapsed during a League Cup match – a tournament in the first half of the year in the South American country – against Boca Juniors. The young man was decompensated as a result of “thrombosis of the superior longitudinal sinus” in the brain, which caused a pattern of seizures on the eleventh day of the Argentine Soccer League Cup.
The game was suspended in the 27th minute of the first half, after Altamirano experienced an episode that included a series of seizures on the field of play. The ambulance entered the stadium and took him to the Platense Medical Institute, located five blocks from the Platense stadium, where the condition recurred before regaining consciousness at the clinic.
After visiting several health centers, the footballer was admitted to the Fleni Institute in Buenos Aires, which specializes in neurological cases, from where he was discharged on March 27 to continue resting at home. In May he returned to training and, although he could not play in the final, he participated in the celebration of the title achieved by ‘Pincha’ in their game against Vélez Sarsfield, which gave them a place to compete in the next Copa Liberators.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
