Juan Izquierdo dead at 27: footballer dies after collapsing on pitch during Copa Libertadores match

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URUGUAYAN footballer Juan Izquierdo has died at the age of 27 after collapsing on the pitch during a Copa Libertadores match.

The defender was playing for Nacional in their last 16 tie against Sao Paolo when tragedy struck last week.

Juan Izquierdo has died after collapsing during a match last weekAP

Izquierdo dropped to the ground in the second leg at the Morumbi Stadium in Brazil on August 22 .

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