Uruguayan Defender Juan Izquierdo Dies After Collapsing During a Game

Uruguayan player Juan Izquierdo, 27, from Nacional of Uruguay, died this Tuesday (27) in São Paulo.

He felt unwell, with a cardiac arrhythmia, on Thursday (22) during a match between São Paulo and Nacional for the Libertadores, at Morumbi stadium.

Izquierdo was married and leaves behind two children: a two-year-old girl and a newborn.

The athlete was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Albert Einstein hospital, where he was taken by ambulance directly from the stadium.

In a statement, Nacional lamented the death. "With the deepest sorrow and impact in our hearts, Club Nacional de Football announces the death of our dear player Juan Izquierdo. We express our most sincere condolences to his family, friends, colleagues, and relatives. All of Nacional is in mourning for the irreparable loss."

São Paulo also paid tribute: "We spent days of prayers, unity, and hope, and we are in deep sadness with the news."

Izquierdo felt unwell in the second half of the match against the São Paulo team in the round of 16 of the continental tournament, when he collapsed alone on the field.

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