The Chilean midfielder was unable to end the duel. After leaving, he suffered another seizure in the ambulance, but managed to be stabilized by doctors and woke up upon arrival at the hospital.
Javier Altamirano He could not finish the duel between Estudiantes de La Plata and Boca Juniors. At the UNO stadium, where the Pincharrata reside, a terrible scene happened this affected the footballer trained in Huachipato. The player collapsed alone on the playing field and immediately received medical attention while convulsing. As reported by TyC Sports, The footballer woke up upon arrival at the Platense Medical Institute.
After the serious situation on the playing field, the national team had to leave urgently. He was taken by ambulance. Initially, the footballer was supported by his teammates. His face showed that it was something serious, as he was clearly having difficulty breathing. After realizing what he had experienced, Enzo Pérez burst into tears.
The shock spread to all levels. The vice-president of Estudiantes, Juan Sebastián Verón, expressed his concern. Even the supporters were attentive to the Chilean’s development. After a few minutes, a loudspeaker announced that the former steelworker was conscious. “Altamirano is with the medical guard, already informed,” was the sentence that provoked thunderous applause from the stands.
Due to what happened, the match was suspended. Logically, no one contested the decision of referee Fernando Echenique. Indeed, Boca’s scorer, Edinson Cavani, expressed his concern to the judge: “But is the kid okay?” , consulted the Uruguayan. “First the kid,” remarked the whistler.
A few hours later, the medical report was revealed. “Player Javier Altamirano suffered a convulsive episode. He is hospitalized under observation and to finish his studies. A CT scan was performed, which showed no obvious pathological images. “He is stable,” they emphasize in the letter published by the La Plata club on its official channels.
The student coach, Eduardo Dominguez, He also mentioned the serious national driving accident. “At the beginning we didn’t have much idea of the real situation, now we have some of it. He had another situation in the ambulance. Life before any sports situation is something we talk about daily. Health is more important than our work. It’s very difficult, there were children crying. Javi is a much loved boy. “His wife is pregnant,” the strategist revealed.
“The Estudiantes family moved very quickly. His wife is already with him. It was our turn. If it was someone else’s turn, we should show solidarity. Sometimes everything is so frivolous that we don’t look at the anguish happening behind it,” he mused.
“We were looking to see if he had had a fall, but it was alone. Now it’s stable. Everything was hard, on the way out there was another situation. In the whirlwind of despair, the emergency carries children in distress. Nobody knew anything and everyone was screaming. Nobody wants to take advantage of it. Now we hope that the situation will remain stable,” he added.
From Boca there were also official reactions. “With the certainty that Javier Altamirano is stable, from Club Atlético Boca Juniors, we warmly greet the player, his family and the entire Estudiantes team, wishing him a speedy recovery.” they pointed out from the xeneize store.
Concern in La Roja
Javier Altamirano is on Ricardo Gareca’s list. This situation, however, calls into question his participation in friendly matches. This is in addition to the injuries to Diego Valdés and Erick Pulgar. The 30-year-old midfielder left America’s last match and from Mexico his participation with La Roja is already being questioned.
Specifically, the action took place in the 43rd minute of the match in which the Eagles visited Chivas de Guadalajara in a match valid for the 12th day of Liga MX. After a good offensive game from the visiting club, America’s 10 was a victim of the wear and tear it suffered in recent weeks and took a direct bite on the back of its right thigh. Immediately afterwards he requested a change and the Paraguayan Richard Sánchez came to replace him.
The Chilean team was unable to exit alone and had to be helped by the emergency cart to leave the playing field. While the true extent of his injury and how long it will take to recover remain unknown, the images are not at all promising. and everything will depend on what the medical studies show to know whether or not he will be able to travel with Gareca and company to Europe for the FIFA date.
On another side Erick Pulgar couldn’t finish Flamengo’s last match and had to leave the field in the 67th minute. With obvious physical discomfort, the positive thing is that he was able to get through it on his own. He was replaced by Igor Jesus.
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