Spanish footballer Sergio Rico, of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), who suffered a traumatic brain injury on May 28 after falling from a horse, came out of a coma and recognized his family, his wife said today.
“He is taking steps forward. We are already seeing the ‘light’ thanks to the hospital and the medical staff”Alba Silva told journalists at the end of a visit to her husband at the Virgen del Rocío hospital in Seville.
Alba Silva added that the PSG goalkeeper is already communicating with his family, whom he recognized, as well as doctors and nurses, but he is still unable to speak due to the time he was intubated.
“I knew from the start that he would overcome this because he is a champion”emphasized Alba Silva.
Sergio Rico, aged 29, had an accident with a horse on May 28 during a pilgrimage in El Rocío (Huelva), which led to him being evacuated with a poor prognosis to the hospital in Seville, where he has been staying ever since. .
The Seville-born goalkeeper has been employed by Paris Saint-Germain since 2019, but was the second-choice goalkeeper for the Parisians, behind Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The day before the accident, Rico was on PSG’s substitution bench in the 1-1 draw in Strasbourg, securing the emblem of the French capital, in which Portugal’s Danilo Pereira, Nuno Mendes, Renato Sanches and Vitinha secured 11th place. place.the title of French champion.
After the encounter, the player traveled to El Rocío, where he crashed.
Source: DN
