The Estudiantes footballer Javier Altamirano fainted in the middle of the playing field and referee Fernando Echenique decided to suspend the match that the team was playing against Boca for the eleventh date of the League Cup.
The Chilean player, who suffered seizures, was taken to the Platense Medical Institute, where he was “well, conscious and with family members,” it was reported at the stadium.
The incident occurred 27 minutes into the first half of the match, which was tied without goals, and an ambulance quickly entered the playing field to transport the footballer, who had already begun to be assisted by doctors from both his team and Boca.
Altamirano He is a native of Talcahuano, Chile, he is 24 years old, he works as a midfielder and his wife is currently pregnant.
Boca and Estudiantes tied 0 to 0 in a very close match in La Plata, during the first half, when the Chilean midfielder fell heavily on the field of play, complaining of pain in his shoulder.
But the fall worsened when Altamirano did not react and had some symptoms of seizure on the grass So the doctors and then the ambulance had to enter the field to best assist the footballer who was far from continuing the game.
After several minutes with the match stopped, where the footballers of both teams returned to their respective benches and the locker room, referee Echenique spoke with the leaders of each team and decided to suspend the duel without a doubt.
According to several close sources told Noticias Argentinas, the trans-Andean soccer player is stable and out of danger, but will spend the night under medical examination to perform studies and analyze his situation.
The moment of collapse
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