The sad farewell message from Juan Izquierdo's wife

The death of Juan Izquierdo has shocked the world of football. After collapsing during a Copa Libertadores match, the Uruguayan defender fought for his life for a week. But this Tuesday the 27th his death was confirmed. due to “brain death following cardiorespiratory arrest.” The player’s wife spoke out on social media.

Through the player’s Instagram account, Selena wrote a few words to say goodbye to her husband. The Nacional player’s partner regretted his departure and acknowledged how important he was to her.

“Today I had to say goodbye to my better half, the love of my life.For many, Juan Izquierdo, for me, Juanma, my best friend, my husband, the father of my children, my unconditional friend. Today a part of me dies with you. “You were a great person, noble, loving, without evil. You were an angel on this earth and you will be an angel in heaven,” begins the message posted on the account @juanizquierdo97.

Juan Izquierdo had two children with SelenaThe oldest is only two years old and The minor was born on August 17, 8 days before the player collapsed in the Copa Libertadores matchSelena acknowledged that she must move on for the sake of her two children.

“Today it is my turn to continue for our children and to find strength where there is none. that you fought until the end and that the only thing you longed for was to be with us. I will miss you all my life and I know that your absence will hurt every step of the way. You left a lot to live for, a lot of ground to cover, my Juanma (…) I will love you all my life, my warrior. This time it was time to lose,” he added.

What did Juan Izquierdo die of?

In the middle of the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores, Juan Izquierdo collapsed on the grass of the Murumbi StadiumThe Nacional player was rushed to the hospital for cardiac arrhythmia that frightened everyone present at the stadium.

The 27-year-old player was admitted into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated with a defibrillator. Juan Izquierdo spent a week in intensive care, but last Tuesday, August 27, he was affected by a “progression of brain damage and an increase in blood pressure.”

“The Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital regretfully announces the death of Mr. Juan Manuel Izquierdo, Died on Tuesday, August 27, at 9:38 p.m. (local time), as a result of a brain death following a cardiorespiratory arrest associated with an arrhythmia“, the health entity explained in a bulletin.

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