The scare of the Juventus goalkeeper: Szczesny asked for the change crying with his hand on his chest and then confirmed that “it’s fine”

The Polish Wojciech SzczesnyJuventus goalkeeper, scared everyone this Thursday in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals against Sporting de Portugal by asking for a substitution just before the break, visibly dazed and putting a hand to his chest with a visible gesture of bewilderment and concern.

In the 42nd minute, just before Sporting kicked in for a corner, the goalkeeper put a hand to his chest and talked about his general malaise with his Italian teammate Manuel Locatelli. Quickly, the Italian called for assistance for his teammate, who didn’t pass out and exited the field on his own strength.

The Italian Mattia Perino He entered the field in place of a Szczesny who left the Juventus Stadium to applause, albeit visibly impressed.

The first unofficial information published by the Italian media suggests that the goalkeeper has suffered palpitations, tachycardia and shortness of breath.

“After an initial check, everything is fine for Tek (Szczesny)”the Turin club reported shortly after, through their social networks.

“I was worried, I couldn’t breathe but now I feel fine. The tests have confirmed that there are no problems”managed to say the Pole in the mixed area.

Background

The Polish goalkeeper saved Lionel Messi from a penalty at the World Cup in Qatar. It was in Argentina’s 2-0 win over Poland in their final group stage match.

Wojciech Szczęsny’s situation quickly brought back two unhappy memories. The first, at Euro 2020, played in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, when the Dane Christian Eriksen (30 years old) collapsed on the playing field in the match against Finland. His heart stopped for a few seconds and he was revived by medics. Now the Danish midfielder has managed to recover, put the pacemaker and played again: this Thursday he was in the duel between Manchester United and Sevilla.

The other case is Sergio Kun Aguero. The Argentine striker was 34 years old when he felt chest pain on 30 October 2021 in a match between Barcelona and Alavés. He was diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia and had to retire as a professional footballer.

Even a week ago something similar happened in the Professional League. Uruguayan midfielder German brahian He set off alarms in Banfield when, in the middle of the match against Vélez, he experienced chest pain and was transferred to hospital for tests.

“During the match against Vélez, Brahian Aleman, the result of a pre-existing sterno-costal chondritis, in the context of the match, declared that he felt an overwhelming pain in his chest”I explain the drill later in an official medical report.

And I add: “Based on this symptom, the club’s medical staff activated the cardiological study protocol, which after being carried out in part at the Amalfitani stadium and finally at the Finochietto Sanatorium, made it possible to rule out any pathology.”.