A young footballer from Vélez has died from a serious infectious condition: he had been hospitalized for dengue

A young 14-year-old footballer from Vélez died on Tuesday morning after being hospitalized for a serious infectious condition. His youth coach, Ariel Zárate, confirmed that he had been admitted to hospital and that the test for dengue had come back “positive”.

The death was confirmed by the Liniers club, which was shocked by the news. “Amateur football and the entire institution are in mourning. Today at 8 in the morning he died Yair Rodríguez Pereyra (28-02-2009), defender of the Eighth Division after suffering from a serious infectious disease, which kept him hospitalized in the Santa Isabel sanatorium,” the club reported.

Yair was from Córdoba, born in Río Cuarto, and had arrived in Vélez in 2019. He had settled in Buenos Aires with his entire family. Tomorrow I would have turned 15.

“On behalf of the institution, we send our deepest condolences to Yair’s family and friends for this painful news, which mourns not only La Fábrica but the entire Vélez and the world of football in general,” the club wrote on its social media network.

As a midfielder or central scorer, Yair had joined the category team in the Vélez Metropolitan League and At the end of last year he made his debut in AFAbeing part of a multi-champion division like the 2009 division that won everything in which it competed.

The institution has announced the suspension of all youth, women’s and futsal activities in the Olympic Village and Headquarters.

“We are destroyed. A boy with so much vitality, an athlete. The truth is that the cause is not yet well known. Since yesterday (this Monday) he has been hospitalized in intensive care. He has not responded to either drugs or antibiotics. “, said Fabián Berlanga, president of Vélez.

In a conversation with the TN channel, the head of the Liniers team was surprised by the progress and speed shown by the infectious situation.