The president of the FIFA, Giovanni Infantino, has given his “deepest condolences” to the family and friends for the death of the footballer Juan Izquierdoafter suffering an arrhythmia during the match between São Paulo and Nacional last Thursday.
“I am deeply saddened by the tragic death of Uruguayan footballer Juan Izquierdo. On behalf of FIFA and the entire football community, I would like to offer my deepest condolences to his family and friends, to the Uruguayan Football Association, to Club Nacional de Football and to everyone at the CONMEBOL“, Infantino said on his Instagram account.
The Nacional player suffered an arrhythmia, coming off the bench in the second half, in the final minutes of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 match between São Paulo and Nacional last Thursday at the stadium Morumbi.
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He collapsed on the pitch, was taken off the pitch in an ambulance and immediately taken to hospital, where he went into 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.
His health condition worsened on Monday with a “critical neurological condition” and he died on Tuesday in the company of his family and a delegation from the club. Montevideo.
