Pain in football promotion: Gustavo Raggio, coach of Estudiantes de Río Cuarto in the First National team, dies

The landscape was complex and the outcome inevitable. Gustavo Raggiothe coach of Students from Río Cuartodied Tuesday after 15 days of hospitalization for a “bilateral respiratory condition” that occurred in the midst of the start of the First National, Second Division of Argentine football. The news caused confusion in Ascension and a multitude of farewells from clubs and colleagues across social networks.

“AA Estudiantes communicates with deep pain and sadness that at 7.06 pm we were informed of the passing of our technical director Mr. Gustavo Raggio”the Córdoba team published in a statement on social networks.

“With a great career in football, Gustavo had been working in our institution since the beginning of January, when he accepted the challenge of realizing the club’s footballing destinies, developing with total professionalism and carrying out his task to the limit of his strength,” He added . .

And he completed: “We join in the pain of his family, relatives and friends in this difficult moment and send them our most sincere condolences”.

The former footballer who toured various First Division institutions was 52 years old. Born in Villa Constitución, he took over the leadership of the club last December which, among other players, he coached Pablo Cesare Aimar and had the aim of being a protagonist in the Second Division, with category reinforcements.

The first pre-season friendly was played on Sunday 4 February with a 1-0 home win against Deportivo Madryn and “Carozo”, as they call him, led without problems according to what Córdoba reported. It was one of those victories on the first date, on a full pitch, and celebrated with the enthusiasm typical of promotional football.

However, the following day, Raggio was admitted to the aforementioned Rio Cuarto clinic, suffering from “dehydration and pneumonia”, as announced by the club on Wednesday 7th.

“He is clearly improving, resting and evolving in the best possible way. It is estimated that he will be discharged on Saturday to resume his duties again.”they said at that moment, without imagining the outcome.