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Find out what happened to the outstanding Uruguayan footballer Juan Manuel Izquierdo, who has been trending in the last few hours.
Uruguayan footballer Juan Izquierdo, 27, died on Tuesday in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he was hospitalized due to a serious neurological problem. The news was confirmed by the club Nacional de Montevideo through its social networks and many of the fans have asked themselves: What happened to him?
The death of the young athlete has shocked the world of football, especially in Uruguay, where Izquierdo was much loved. Messages of condolences were not long in coming, both from his teammates and from fans.
Juan, who stood out in Uruguayan football, was fighting against this critical condition in Brazil, where he finally lost his life. His death leaves a void in the sport and in the community that supported him.
Con el más profundo dolor e impacto en nuestros corazones, el Club Nacional de Football comunica el fallecimiento de nuestro querido jugador Juan Izquierdo.
Expresamos nuestras más sinceras condolencias a su familia, amigos, colegas y allegados.
Todo Nacional está de luto por… pic.twitter.com/mYU28mqw6m
— Nacional (@Nacional) August 28, 2024
What happened to footballer Juan Izquierdo?
According to information from various portals, the footballer collapsed on the field during the 84th minute of the match, when the São Paulo team was winning 2-0 at the Morumbí Stadium.
Despite the rapid intervention of the team’s medical team, the application of the Conmebol emergency protocol and his subsequent transfer to the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo , he unfortunately died.
Doctors admitted the footballer to the hospital on Thursday night and kept him sedated while monitoring his delicate state of health. From the beginning, they considered his condition to be serious, and as the days passed, his condition worsened significantly.
Following the cardiac arrest he suffered, Juan Izquierdo developed severe cerebral edema that did not improve in the following days. The persistent inflammation worsened his condition, and the last medical report on Monday confirmed that his neurological situation was critical. Unfortunately, this condition culminated in his death on Tuesday in the São Paulo hospital.
Juan Izquierdo’s career
Juan Manuel Izquierdo began his football career at Cerro and later played for Peñarol, as well as playing for Wanderers and Liverpool, as well as Nacional. At international level, he had a stint with Atlético San Luis in Mexico.
With Nacional, he was part of the team that won the Clausura Tournament and the 2022 Uruguayan Championship, in addition to winning the Intermediate Tournament in 2024 .
At Liverpool, he was the star of one of the most notable achievements in recent Uruguayan football by winning the 2023 Uruguayan Championship, the Uruguayan Super Cup, the Intermediate Tournament and the Clausura of that same season.
