Former Sporting striker Bas Dost, who fell lifeless on the grass in the match between AZ Alkmaar and NEC, for the Dutch championship, he highlighted this Thursday that He has myocarditis and is going to take a break in football.
“I have had a lot of tests done over the last few days and they have shown that I have an inflamed heart muscle (myocarditis). There can be a number of reasons why a heart muscle becomes inflamed and the consequences can be quite serious, but I was lucky to have been assisted with success on the field. I cannot express how grateful I am to the NEC and AZ doctors for their adequate performance on the field,” said the Dutch forward, through a letter addressed to fans and teammates, published today by NEC in the official website.
Bas Dost, who played for Sporting between 2016 and 2019, stated that will do more tests in the next few days and that you will have to “take a break from football”.
“The tests will continue for the next few days. Then I will go home and will need to rest to fully recover. Only after that time will I have a greater insight into my future and from then on I will be able to talk more.” “For now I will take a break from football and spend the next time with my family. I hope everyone respects that,” she said.
On Sunday, at the AFAS stadium in Alkmaar, the 34-year-old Dutch forward, fell alone near the midfield circleafter the 90th minute, with referee Jeroen Manschot interrupting the match moments later, so that the medical team could quickly enter the four lines, with players from both teams surrounding Bas Dost. while receiving assistance.
Bas Dost opened the scoring in the 11th minute and assisted his teammate Mattsson (31) to extend the lead and give NEC the victory, while Pavlidis (57) reduced the distance, in the second half, for AZ, who had the advantage. The Portuguese Penetra is in the starting lineup and his compatriot Tiago Dantas is on the bench.
Source: TSF
