Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo died Tuesday at a hospital in Brazil five days after collapsing during a game at Sao Paulo. (More Football News)
Hospital Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo said in a statement that the Nacional defender died at 9:38 p.m. local time following 바카라cardiorespiratory arrest associated with his cardiac arrhythmia.바카라
Izquierdo was taken to the hospital after he collapsed late in a Copa Libertadores soccer match between Nacional and Sao Paulo at the Brazilian city's Morumbi Stadium last Thursday.
The Uruguayan club posted a statement on social media saying Izquierdo's death is felt 바카라in deep pain and impact in our hearts바카라 and 바카라all Nacional is in grief for his irreplaceable loss.바카라
South American soccer's governing body also posted a tribute. CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez said he's 바카라deeply sorry about the early departure of Juan Izquierdo.
바카라South American soccer is in mourning,바카라 he said. Other federations, including Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina, also expressed their condolences.
In a statement Monday, doctors at the hospital said Izquierdo was put into neurological critical care because of increased intracranial pressure. He had been on a ventilator since Sunday.
Uruguayan media said Izquierdo's parents and Nacional executives were at the hospital in Sao Paulo.
Izquierdo was married and had two children 바카라 the youngest, a boy, was born earlier in August.
Uruguayan national team players were among those expressing their condolences.
바카라Pain, sadness, it is hard to explain,바카라 Inter Miami striker Luis Suárez said. 바카라May he rest in peace. I wish a lot of strength for his family and friends.바카라
Uruguay's first- and second-division soccer leagues were postponed last weekend due to concerns over Izquierdo's health. Sao Paulo players wore a shirt in support of the Uruguayan footballer before the team's 2-1 Brazilian league win against Vitoria on Sunday.
The Brazilian club also posted a message after Izquierdo's death.
바카라We had days of prayers, union and hope, and today we are in deep sadness with the news of the death of Juan Izquierdo,바카라 Sao Paulo's club statement said.
바카라Our condolences to family, friends, teammates, Nacional fans and all the Uruguayan people in this moment of grief.바카라
Izquierdo's professional career began in 2018 at local club Cerro. He joined Peñarol the following year, but didn't get much playing time.
바카라Peñarol is deeply sorry about the passing of Juan Manuel Izquierdo. We express our heartfelt condolences and we embrace his family, his friends and Nacional in this moment of so much pain," Peñarol said in its social media channels.
After leaving Peñarol, Izquierdo moved to Montevideo Wanderers.
His athletic form and sharp tackles caught the attention of Mexico's San Luís in 2021, but he quickly returned to the Montevideo Wanderers.
Izquierdo was signed by Nacional in 2022, played one match and then was transferred to the local Liverpool club.
The defender was one of Liverpool's best players in the campaign that led to a Uruguayan league title in 2023, the club's first in more than a century.
Izquierdo returned to Nacional this year and was vying for a position in the starting lineup with veteran Sebastián Coates, who played for Uruguay's national team.
He played 23 matches this year and scored one goal.
Almost two decades ago, Sao Caetano defender Serginho died hours after collapsing at Morumbi Stadium during a Brazilian league match against Sao Paulo
Doctors tried to resucitate him on the pitch, as tens of thousands of fans watched in shock and players wept and prayed on the sidelines.
Serginho's death forced Brazilian soccer executives to change health protocols to allow defibrillators in every stadium.
Doctors used a defibrillator on Izquierdo as he was be rushed to the nearby Hospital Albert Einstein.
바카라Such sadness, 20 years later,바카라 former Sao Caetano player Anderson Lima said on Instagram. 바카라May God comfort his family in this sad moment.바카라
