Another tragic death mourns Argentine football. It concerns an 18 year old boy who played in amateur football in the province of Neuquén.

Tragedy struck a late night match when the youngsters he started having convulsions and died instantly; despite the fact that at the same time several people who were in the field tried to revive him. Justice investigates the matter.

As reported Negro NewspaperIt’s about the young man Leonel Diaz and the event took place this Tuesday evening, around 11:30 pm, in a soccer field complex located on Celina Cichero street in Centenario, Neuquén.

According to the testimony of several of the witnesses present at the Centennial match, they said that Díaz fell to the floor and immediately began having convulsions; They tried to help him, but he didn’t react.

For now, Justice is investigating the fact: the fifth Carabinieri Commissariat intervenes and awaits the autopsy to define the causes of death. The coroners have anticipated that there will be news in the next few hours.

As reported by the Prosecutor’s Office, when the Carabinieri arrived at the scene, the young footballer was assisted by medical personnel. According to an official source, Díaz was lying in the center of the field and did not appear no visible lesions.

Although the results of the autopsy are missing, the Neuquén media report that Díaz died of a cerebral hemorrhage due to an aneurysm. But we will have to wait for the results to confirm it.

What is certain is that the matter moves to Neuquén and to all of Argentine football. A few hours ago it became known of the death of the Colombian footballer Andrés Balanta, who discompensated during a training session for Atlético Tucumán. I was 22 years old.

The medical staff of the Tucuman team tried to revive him for more than 40 minutes, but the professional maneuvers were unsuccessful and he died upon arrival at the hospital centre.

The Tucumans had started Monday with preseason work thinking about the next game. And the Colombian attended rehearsals that day. But this Tuesday, the second day, he collapsed and died soon after.