- Juan Izquierdo collapsed and was initially reported to be in a ‘steady situation’
- The 27-year-old suffered a ‘cardiac arrhythmia’ and collapsed within the 84th minute
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Juan Izquierdo has died on the age of 27, days after collapsing throughout a recreation in Brazil, in accordance with his Uruguayan membership and South American soccer’s governing physique.
The membership, Nacional, posted an announcement on social media saying Izquierdo’s dying is felt ‘in deep ache and influence 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 sphere and was rushed to hospital, earlier than the crew introduced he was in a ‘steady situation’.
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 an announcement late Tuesday that Izquierdo had ‘cardiorespiratory arrest related along with his cardiac arrhythmia.’
Gamers desperately name for medics after Juan Izquierdo collapsed on the sphere final week
Izquierdo (pictured) joined Nacional in January 2024 and made 23 appearances for the membership
Nacional introduced that he was steady after the sport, however he handed away on Tuesday
An ambulance takes Izquierdo from the sphere through the Copa Libertadores recreation in Sao Paulo
In an announcement Monday, docs on the hospital had mentioned Izquierdo was experiencing elevated intracranial strain. He had been on a ventilator since Sunday and beneath neurological vital care since Monday.
Uruguayan media mentioned Izquierdo’s mother and father and Nacional executives have been on the hospital in Sao Paulo.
Izquierdo was married and had two youngsters – the youngest, a boy, was born earlier in August.
Uruguay’s first- and second-division leagues have been postponed on the weekend resulting from 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 in opposition to Vitoria on Sunday.
Izquierdo’s skilled profession started in 2018 at native membership Cerro. He joined Peñarol the next 12 months, however did not get a lot taking part in time. The defender then moved to Montevideo Wanderers.
South American soccer’s governing physique mentioned the continent is in mourning in an announcement
Izquierdo’s mother and father and representatives arrived in Brazil over the weekend
His athletic kind and sharp tackles caught the eye of Mexico’s San Luís in 2021, however he shortly 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 certainly one of 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.
Izquierdo returned to Nacional this 12 months 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 12 months and scored one aim.
