Club Nacional confirm news ‘with the deepest sorrow’Defender collapsed while playing in match last week
Uruguayan footballer Juan Izquierdo, who collapsed on the pitch after suffering an irregular heartbeat last week, has died, his Club Nacional 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 Sāo Paulo at Brazil’s Morumbi stadium on 22 August.
