FOOTBALLER Javier Altamirano suffered a seizure on the pitch during Estudiantes de La Plata’s match with Boca Juniors.
Altamirano collapsed just before the half hour mark and the match was forced to be abandoned.
APJavier Altamirano suffered a seizure on the pitch during Estudiantes’ match with Boca Juniors[/caption]
APAn ambulance arrived on the field[/caption]
The player was rushed to hospital – with team-mates left in tears – but Altamirano “is fine” as stated by the club’s medical team.
Hugo Montenegro, the head of the Estudiantes’ medical team, determined that Altamirano suffered a seizure.
He was then urgently transferred to the Platense Medical Institute.
Altamirano collapsed off the ball and referee Fernando Echenique was alerted to the situation by his team-mates.
An ambulance immediately arrived on the field and took Altamirano to a nearby clinic.
After consulting with Estudiantes captain Jose Sosa, the match was suspended.
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