Juan Izquierdo, Uruguayan footballer, dies aged 27 after collapsing on pitch
Club Nacional announce news ‘with the deepest sorrow and shock’Defender suffered from irregular heartbeat while playing last week
Uruguay footballer Juan Izquierdo, who collapsed on the pitch after suffering an irregular heartbeat last week, has died, his Club Nacional de Football team has announced.
The 27-year-old had been undergoing medical treatment since he collapsed during the second leg of a Copa Libertadores round of 16 tie against Sao Paulo at Brazil’s Morumbi stadium on 22 August.
