The Health of Juan Izquierdo, the Nacional Footballer Is Worsening

Four days after suffering a heart attack during a Copa Libertadores match in Brazil , a new medical report has been released on the health of Nacional de Uruguay player Juan Izquierdo . According to information released on Monday, the footballer is in “ critical condition ”.

“Patient Juan Manuel Izquierdo remains hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit since August 22, 2024, at 8:55 p.m., dependent on mechanical ventilation, with a critical neurological condition.”, reported the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in São Paulo, where he was admitted.

Izquierdo, 27, collapsed on Thursday during the match between Nacional and Sao Paulo for a place in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores, and was quickly transferred by ambulance from the Morumbi stadium to the aforementioned medical center.

The Health of Juan Izquierdo, the Nacional Footballer Is Worsening.

The defender was admitted “ in cardiac arrest of undetermined onset, secondary to an arrhythmia ,” and has remained sedated and on assisted breathing ever since, according to the doctors who treated him. On Sunday, new tests were carried out which had shown “a progression of brain involvement and an increase in intracranial pressure.”

However, 24 hours later, it was the president of Nacional, Alejandro Balbi , who announced that Izquierdo had suffered “a setback in his health” that “worsened his condition.” “Juan’s situation is very serious, very delicate,” said Balbi from Sao Paulo in conversation with Carve Deportiva radio .The passing of hours is essential”, he emphasized.

It should be noted that Balbi had said on Friday that, in the annual control electrocardiograms of the Nacional club, Izquierdo “had never shown any cardiac episode or any other aspect .”

This Monday, the director of the National Secretariat of Sports, Sebastián Bauza , reported that ten years ago Izquierdo was detected with “a small arrhythmia” during routine studies of youth teams.

Suspension of the Uruguayan championship.

The serious health condition of the Nacional defender caused the suspension of the Uruguayan championship, after the cancellation of the weekend matches. “ Reflecting the feeling of all football bodies regarding the delicate situation of the player Juan Izquierdo ,” indicated the Executive Board of the First Division Professional League, which resolved to “reschedule stages two and three of the Clausura Tournament ,” whose new dates will be announced “shortly,” the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) reported in a statement.

Thursday’s Libertadores match ended minutes after Izquierdo was taken to the hospital, but Sao Paulo’s 2-0 victory and Nacional’s elimination from the continental tournament were overshadowed by the incident, which sparked great solidarity beyond the football world.