Without any external influence, footballer Juan Izquierdo staggers and falls over during a Copa Libertadores match. He is diagnosed with a cardiac arrhythmia. He remains sedated for the time being.
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After collapsing during a Copa Libertadores match in Brazil, Uruguayan footballer Juan Izquierdo is in intensive care. He is stable after suffering a cardiac arrhythmia, but is still sedated and will have to remain in intensive care for at least 72 hours for observation, his Montevideo-based club Nacional said, citing the doctors treating him at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo.
Central defender Izquierdo staggered and fell off the pitch in the 84th minute of the second leg of the round of 16 match against São Paulo FC on Thursday. He fainted and had to be taken off the pitch in an ambulance. He had been substituted on for the second half.
Became a father a few days ago
The president of Club Nacional, Alejandro Balbi, told Uruguayan media that Izquierdo had regained consciousness on the way to the hospital. The 27-year-old has no history of heart problems. According to Balbi, several members of the team stayed with Izquierdo in Brazil. His wife could not come because she had just given birth last Saturday.
