Javier Altamirano, from Estudiantes, falls to the pitch convulsing, has to leave the game by ambulance and the duel for the Argentine League Cup is stopped
The duel between Students It is Boca Juniors ended up being suspended after a big scare this past Sunday, the 17th, by Argentine League Cupin the city of La Plata. With just 26 minutes of the first stage, the midfielder Javier Altamirano, a player for the home team, fell to the pitch with a convulsive condition. The athlete had to be removed by ambulance and taken to a hospital. The Argentine team announced minutes later that the midfielder was conscious.
According to the Argentine press, the midfielder began to convulse alone, without any collision with an opponent or other possible external influence. Enzo Pérez It is Ascacíbar, who were close to the player, held him and immediately asked for help. The first to arrive were Boca’s doctors, but shortly afterwards the ambulance entered the field after the crisis.
Altamirano was taken off the field minutes later and went straight to the hospital. Estudiantes spoke out on its official channels and, according to the Argentine press, the stadium’s loudspeakers informed its fans that the midfielder had regained consciousness and was undergoing treatment. The athletes from both teams went to the locker room and, minutes later, returned with the decision that the game would not take place again, with the announcement being greeted by applause from the home fans.
The Estudiantes squad was visibly shaken by what happened, with the formerRiver Plate, Enzo Pérez, one of the most experienced on the team, crying on the field after leaving the ambulance. The match was valid for the 11th round of the Argentine League Cup. The two clubs are in Group B, with Pincha with 18 points, being in third place, while Boca Juniors has 16 points, being in sixth place. The key leader is the Godoy Cruz.
Estudiantes will be one of the Argentine teams to be in the Conmebol Libertadores Cup 2024, participating in Pot 2 of the tournament group draw. Boca Juniors will compete in the South American Cup and is in Pot 1. Both draws take place this Monday, 18th, at 8pm.
Source: sportbuzz
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