The defender died on Tuesday night, after five days in hospital. San Paolo players must attend the wake
The body of Juan Izquierdo, who died on Tuesday night (27), will be buried this Thursday (29). The information comes from the Uruguayan newspaper “El País”. The ceremony should start around 10 am and will be partially open to the public. The players of San Paolo must present themselves.
The first hour of the funeral vigil will have to be reserved for family and friends only. But after that, from 11 to 13, it will be open to the public who want to say goodbye to the defender. As discovered by the Play10Calleri, Rafinha and Michel Araújo will travel to Uruguay, immediately after the match against Atlético-MG, this Wednesday (28), for the Copa do Brasil, to attend the ceremony and say goodbye to the defender. Other tricolor athletes could also appear.
The Nacional-URU defender, accused of a sudden illness in the match against San Paolo in the round of 16 of the Libertadores, died on Tuesday night (27). After the accident at MorumBis, in fact, he was hospitalized at the Albert Einstein hospital and, in the last few days, his clinical conditions have not improved.
After five days of hospitalization, the institute announced brain death resulting from cardiorespiratory arrest. Therefore, the player leaves behind his wife Selena and two children.
Juan Izquierdo started his career at Cerro, Uruguay, went to Montevideo Wanderers and moved to Atlético San Luis, Mexico. However, upon returning to his home country, he played again for Wanderers, Nacional, Liverpool and returned to Nacional in 2024. Finally, he has played 25 games this season.
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