Scare in Friuli. ANDIn the 72nd minute of the second half, with the score 1-1 between Udinese and Roma, Evan Ndicka, defender of the visiting team, He collapsed on the grass clutching his chest. The footballer was taken on a stretcher and conscious to the locker room before being evacuated to the hospital. However, the match was suspended after De Rossi returned from the dugout after learning the state of the ivory.
At the last minute, Roma reassured fans by sending a photograph of Ndicka in the medical center. “Evan feels better and in good spirits. He will remain under observation to perform more tests,” said the Roman club.
Ndicka is admitted to the Santa Maria della Misericordia hospital in Dine. According to medical sources, the defender is out of danger. La Gazzetta dello Sport explained that the defender touched his chest twice before collapsing on the field.
The referee, Luca Pairetto stopped the game immediately so that he could be attended to. The medical services assisted him quickly and the former Eintracht player was taken to the locker room on a stretcher and conscious, making a gesture of approval, to the concern of everyone present.
In the booth, according to the Italian media, Ndicka underwent an electrocardiogram. De Rossi went to check on his condition and upon his return he requested the suspension of the match after speaking with the referee and the Udinese coach, Gabriele Cioffi. The referee postponed it. Captains Pellegrini and Mancini addressed the Roma fans to inform them what had happened.
Ndicka is under observation in the hospital although all the tests carried out, according to the Gazzetta, rule out a heart attack for now. More checks will be carried out to find out what happened to him on the grass.