Uruguay club Nacional says Juan Izquierdo has died, days after collapsing during a game in Brazil. He was 27. Nacional issued a statement Tuesday saying Izquierdo’s death is felt “in deep pain and impact in our hearts” and “all Nacional is in grief for his irreplaceable loss.
Juan Izquierdo of Uruguay ’s Nacional, bottom, lies on the pitch after collapsing during a Copa Libertadores soccer game against Brazil ’s Sao Paulo at Morumbi stadium in Sao Paulo, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Juan Izquierdo of Uruguay ’s Liverpool plays in a Copa Libertadores soccer match against Argentinos Juniors in Montevideo, Uruguay , Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
The hospital said in a statement late Tuesday that Izquierdo had “cardiorespiratory arrest associated with his cardiac arrhythmia.” Izquierdo’s professional career began in 2018 at local club Cerro. He joined Peñarol the following year, but didn’t get much playing time. The defender then moved to Montevideo Wanderers.
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