A 28-year-old footballer died this Sunday in Mértola (Beja), after suffering cardiorespiratory arrest by participating in a senior game counting towards the district championship of Beja Football Association.
According to the Lusa agency of the Subregional Emergency and Civil Protection Command of Bajo Alentejo, the alert was given around 3:20 p.m., after the player fell lifelessly on the playing field of the Municipal Stadium of Mértola.
The victim, 28 years old, He was originally from Guinea and represented FC Albernoense.from Albernoa (Beja), which He played in Mértola against São Domingos FC.in a second division match Beja Football Association.
After being assisted on the field of play, the athlete was taken by ambulance to the Beja hospital, where he was declared dead, the president of FC Albernoense, Pedro Jonas, confirmed to Lusa.
The firefighters, the Castro Verde Emergency Medical Vehicle and Resuscitation (VMER) and the GNR helped the athlete in Mértola. in a total of six vehicles and 18 operationalin addition to the INEM helicopter in Loulé.
Source: TSF
