Heartbreaking footage from the evening Uruguayan soccer participant Juan Izquierdo collapsed throughout a recreation in Brazil has surfaced, exhibiting the tense moments teammates and opponents frantically waved emergency medics onto the sector.
Izquierdo died on the age of 27 days later, in accordance with his Uruguayan membership and South American soccer’s governing physique.
Sport footage from Nacional’s match in Sao Paulo exhibits alarmed gamers urging an ambulance to drive straight onto the sector within the hectic scene. The unique broadcast additionally included the second Izquierdo stumbled backwards earlier than collapsing.
The membership, Nacional, posted a press release on social media saying Izquierdo’s dying is felt ‘in deep ache and affect in our hearts’ and ‘all Nacional is in grief for his irreplaceable loss.’
South American soccer’s governing physique additionally posted a tribute, simply days after he collapsed on the sector and was rushed to hospital, earlier than the crew introduced he was in a ‘secure situation.’
Gamers throughout a latest recreation in Sao Paulo name for an ambulance to come back to Izquierdo’s assist
The ambulance drove straight onto the sector in a rush to get to the collapsed participant
Nacional’s defender Juan Manuel Izquierdo poses for the crew picture in March
Izquierdo was taken to Hospital Albert Einstein after he collapsed throughout a Copa Libertadores soccer match at Sao Paulo’s Morumbi Stadium final Thursday.
The hospital mentioned in a press release late Tuesday that Izquierdo had ‘cardiorespiratory arrest related together with his cardiac arrhythmia.’
In a press release Monday, medical doctors on the hospital had mentioned Izquierdo was experiencing elevated intracranial stress. He had been on a ventilator since Sunday and below neurological crucial care since Monday.
Izquierdo’s skilled profession started in 2018 at native membership Cerro. He joined Peñarol the next yr, however did not get a lot taking part in time. The defender then moved to Montevideo Wanderers.
His athletic kind and sharp tackles caught the eye of Mexico’s San Luís in 2021, however he rapidly returned to the Montevideo Wanderers.
Izquierdo was signed by Nacional in 2022, performed one match after which was transferred to the native Liverpool membership.
The defender was one in all Liverpool’s finest gamers within the marketing campaign that led the crew to an Uruguayan league title in 2023, the membership’s first in additional than a century.
An ambulance takes Izquierdo from the sector throughout the Copa Libertadores recreation in Sao Paulo
Gamers desperately name for medics after Juan Izquierdo collapsed on the sector final week
Nacional introduced that he was secure after the sport, however he handed away on Tuesday
Izquierdo returned to Nacional this yr and was vying for a place within the beginning lineup with veteran Sebastián Coates, who performed for Uruguay’s nationwide crew. He performed 23 matches this yr and scored one purpose.
Izquierdo was married and had two kids – the youngest, a boy, was born earlier in August.
Uruguayan media mentioned Izquierdo’s dad and mom and Nacional executives have been on the hospital in Sao Paulo.
Uruguay’s first- and second-division leagues have been postponed on the weekend as a result of considerations over Izquierdo’s well being. Sao Paulo gamers wore a shirt in assist of the Uruguayan footballer earlier than the crew’s 2-1 Brazilian league win towards Vitoria on Sunday.
Actual Madrid star Rodrygo and ex-Liverpool ahead Roberto Firmino have additionally put out tributes
Neymar has since led the tributes to Izquierdo.
In a message on Instagram, Neymar posted a black and white picture of the Izquierdo alongside the message: ‘Lot of strengths to the household and associates.’
Actual Madrid star Rodrygo has additionally posted: ‘A really unhappy second in soccer.
‘I want Juan Izquierdo’s household, associates and team-mates a lot energy. Might God bless all of them… my deepest condolences.’
One other Brazil star, Liverpool’s former striker Roberto Firmino, wrote on Instagram: ‘Might the holy spirit of God consolation and console the complete household.’
