Football suspended in Uruguay after the death of Juan Manuel Izquierdo, player of Nacional: there are five days of national mourning

There is mourning in South American football for the unfortunate death of the player Juan Izquierdowho fought for his life for five days in a hospital in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and passed away on the night of Tuesday, August 27.

The 27-year-old player collapsed in the middle of a match between Sao Paulo and his team, the National of Uruguay, after entering the meeting of Libertadores Cup from the substitutes’ bench.

Juan Izquierdo died in Brazil

Left He was rushed to the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital from the city of São Paulo, where he arrived, he was admitted with a “cardiac arrest” and had to be resuscitated with a defibrillator. The medical reports from the clinic were not encouraging, until his unfortunate death was confirmed.

“The Albert Einstein Israeli Hospital regrets to announce the death of Juan Manuel Izquierdo, who passed away on Tuesday, August 27, at 9:38 p.m. local time, as a result of brain death following a cardiorespiratory arrest associated with arrhythmia,” the medical center said in an official statement.

National of Uruguay He regretted the unfortunate news of the death of his footballer, who 10 years ago had already been diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia.

“With the deepest pain and shock in our hearts, the National Club Football announces the death of our beloved player John Left. We express our most sincere condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and loved ones. All of Nacional is mourning his irreparable loss. RIP. Juan, you will be with us forever,” the club said.

Uruguay suspends the league

The Uruguayan Football Association joined in the messages of mourning and through an official statement sent a heartfelt message to the entire family of Juan Izquierdo, his teammates and the club in the midst of such a difficult time.

“It is with great pain that we say goodbye to a beloved member of our Uruguayan football. Juan Izquierdo was an active, committed player and a person of family and friends. Appreciated and much loved by his teammates and colleagues in all the clubs where he played, we will remember him as an example of the highest values ​​of our sport,” said the AUF.

The Executive Committee of the AUF declared mourning in Uruguayan football until next Sunday and suspended the matches of the first division league, and all sporting events that it organizes in the country in the south of the continent.

“In the face of such a painful and unexpected loss that occurred on a playing field, defending Club Nacional de Football, the Executive Committee of the Uruguayan Football Association resolves: To declare official mourning for Uruguayan Football until next Sunday inclusive. During the aforementioned period, all competitive activities organized by the AUF are suspended. To arrange the highest funeral honors,” the entity stated.

The wake for Juan Izquierdo will be held this Thursday in Uruguay, at the Club Nacional headquarters. “Public access will be via Avenida 8 de Octubre. There will be no burial. In response to everyone’s wish to say goodbye to Juan, we ask that circulation through the hall be fluid and orderly, respecting the protocol,” the team indicated.

HAROLD YEPES

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