Soccer participant Juan Izquierdo dies at age 27 after collapsing throughout Copa Libertadores sport
The Uruguayan soccer neighborhood is in mourning after the affirmation of the loss of life of Nacional defender Juan Manuel Izquierdo on the age of 27. Izquierdo, who collapsed within the ultimate minutes of the second leg of the Copa Libertadores spherical of 16 match towards São Paulo, didn’t get well after spending 5 days in intensive care.
The incident occurred final Thursday on the MorumBis (previously Morumbí) stadium in São Paulo, when Izquierdo instantly collapsed on the pitch whereas his workforce was shedding 2-0 to the Brazilian facet. He was instantly transported by ambulance to the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital, the place, regardless of the medical workforce’s efforts, his situation was already essential upon arrival.
In a later assertion, the hospital defined that upon his arrival, Izquierdo underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation, together with the usage of a defibrillator. The affected person regained spontaneous circulation, the medical middle detailed. Nevertheless, the footballer remained sedated, on mechanical air flow, and beneath intensive neurological care, with out displaying indicators of enchancment within the following days.
Nacional initially adopted a hopeful tone of their communications, stating that Izquierdo was steady and beneath remark within the intensive care unit. Nevertheless, as the times handed and the participant’s household arrived in Brazil, the severity of his situation turned extra obvious.
On Friday, the membership reported that Izquierdo was steady from his cardiac arrhythmia however nonetheless sedated in ICU. By Saturday, medical studies started utilizing extra regarding phrases equivalent to cardiac arrest and mechanical air flow, with an more and more grim prognosis.
On Sunday, new checks revealed a development of cerebral compromise and elevated intracranial strain, resulting in fears of attainable mind loss of life or irreversible harm. By Monday, his situation had deteriorated to a essential neurological state, with a deadly consequence thought-about imminent.
Lastly, on Tuesday, Nacional confirmed the tragic information of Juan Manuel Izquierdo’s loss of life. The Uruguayan soccer neighborhood and Nacional followers deeply mourn the lack of a younger participant who, regardless of his quick profession, left a long-lasting mark on the membership and within the hearts of its supporters.