File photo of Juan Izquierdo© Twitter Uruguayan footballer Juan Izquierdo of the Nacional club died in Brazil Tuesday, five days after collapsing from a heart attack during a match against Sao Paolo, his team announced late Tuesday. The 27-year-old collapsed in the 84th minute of a match for a place in the quarterfinals of the […]
Real Madrid lead tributes as Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo dies after collapsing on pitch
Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo has died just a few days after collapsing on the pitch during a Copa Libertadores game. The defender, who played for Uruguayan club Nacional, died on Tuesday at the age of 27. He had been hospitalized at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil since August 22, when he […]