Brazilian Alex Apolinário, who played for Alverca , died this Thursday of brain death at 24 years old, four days after collapsing in a third division game in Portuguese soccer.
Distressing! Portuguese football saw soccer player Alex Apolinário collapse on the grass after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest | To see more information about this visit our portal 👉 https://t.co/CHQlwrSySC pic.twitter.com/rfYy0Vnofz
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In the impressive video , you can see how Apolinário collapses in the middle of the game against União de Almeirim due to cardiorespiratory arrest at 27 minutes of play.
The fall provoked the immediate reaction of the colleagues and the staff, who treated him with a defibrillator, later he was transferred to the Vila Franca de Xira Hospital, some 30 kilometers from Lisbon.
El Alverca reported in a statement that the player died this morning at the Vila Franca de Xira Hospital, where he had been admitted since Sunday , and that “he will provide all the necessary support to his family members.”
The player, who worked as a midfielder, came to Portuguese football in the season 2018 / 2019 after having played for Cruzeiro and Atlético Paranaense in Brazil.
O FC Alverca Futebol SAD eo FC Alverca comunicam.
With deep regret we communicate, according to the information provided by the medical body of the Vila Franca de Xira Hospital, or death due to brain death of our athlete Alex Sandro dos Santos Apolinário, this manhã. pic.twitter.com/arzUyICRy2
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