Esther Salifu
27 year old Uruguayan football, Juan Izquierdo died following his collapsed on the field T Morumbi stadium.
He was said to have suffered cardiac arrhythmia and cardiac arrest while playing against Brazilian team Sao Paulo .
The 27 years old was playing for Nacional, a uruguayan club in the Copa Libertadores , one of the top South American tournament .
Players from both teams appeared shocked and distressed at the Morumbi stadium as Izquierdo was placed in an ambulance and rushed to a hospital.
Nacional said doctors at a hospital in São Paulo put Izquierdo in intensive care and placed him on a ventilator.
The episode also affected his brain.
Izquierdo started his professional career in 2018. This was his second stint for Nacional, one of Uruguay’s top soccer clubs. The deceased is also married with two kids.
