The death of Uruguayan footballer Juan Izquierdo The death of the defender shocked the entire football community in South America. Less than a week after suffering a heart attack in the middle of the match between San Pablo and Nacional in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16, hospital Albert Einstein from Brazil where he was transferred after collapsing on the field of the Morumbi stadium and Three players from the Tricolor squad had a gesture to highlight.
As had already happened when the Argentine Jonathan Calleri He approached the president of Nacional Alejandro Balbi to offer his own credit card to the family to cover the expenses of the defender’s hospitalization, this time the former striker who played for Boca Juniors stopped by the hotel where the club leaders were to ask them to They wanted to participate in the last farewell to the Uruguayan player.
Along with Calleri, there were also present Michel Araújo and the captain of the São Paulo team RafinhaThe three met with the head of the Pocket and with three representatives (Sebastian Eguren, Diego Scotti and Damian Benchoam) of the club to advise that They want to be present at the funeral farewell even though they have a game in Brazil today..
This evening, San Pablo, managed by Luis Zubeldía, will play the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa de Brasil against Atlético Mineiro, at home. So, The idea of the three players is to travel on a private flight to be able to arrive on time and be part of the wake in Montevideo.According to the newspaper Ovación, Calleri, Araújo and Rafinha were only waiting for authorization from the institution headed by Julio Casares.
According to journalist Juan Pablo Romero of the section Ovation from the newspaper El País of Uruguay, The remains will travel to Montevideo on a military flightIn another, his wife and the rest of his family will do so together with the leaders of Nacional. The intention is for the wake to be short and to take place at the headquarters of the Nacional club this Thursday starting at 10:00 a.m.. During the short time that the defender’s farewell will last, the local media reported that the family would have an hour alone to say their intimate goodbye and then the public and football fans who want to come and leave their condolences could do so for about two more hours.
Once the news was known, Nacional decided to lower the club’s flag to half-mast and supporters of the club came to the headquarters to leave floral offerings and farewell messages for the player who played 37 games with the three-time champion of America.
In the last few hours, the 27-year-old player’s situation was critical and his death was confirmed through a message from the Montevideo club. “With the deepest pain and shock in our hearts, Club Nacional de Football announces the death of our beloved player Juan Izquierdo. 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,” wrote Bolso on his social networks.
For its part, the medical center indicated that the death occurred as a result of a “brain death following cardiorespiratory arrest associated with arrhythmia”stated the latest official bulletin from the hospital in São Paulo. In this context, the authorities of Nacional together with the footballer’s family began to outline the steps to follow for the repatriation of Izquierdo’s body.
The incident that led to Izquierdo’s hospitalisation occurred after the defender entered the pitch to play the entire second half of the Libertadores match in place of Sebastián Coates. A few minutes before the end, the footballer fell unconscious after taking two staggering steps backwards. The Morumbí medical staff gave him immediate attention before he was rushed to the hospital by ambulance, while the public applauded him.
Since the collapse occurred until now, even after his death, there have already been countless messages of support, in the first instance, and of shock and farewell that have appeared on social networks from different personalities and institutions of South American football to say goodbye to the Uruguayan player who became a father a few days ago.
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