The dramatic story of Eduardo Domínguez after the failure of Altamirano

The match between Estudiantes de La Plata and Boca ended in the least desired way: in the 27th minute of the first half, when they were tied without goals, Javier Altamirano went unbalanced coming out of a corner kick and started having convulsions . Two eternal minutes of despair followed. Rusito Ascacibar was the first to arrive to help his companions. The player started making desperate signals, asking for help and not knowing what to do. It took 120 seconds for the ambulance to enter the pitch and take the player away. After speaking with the captains and becoming aware of the situation, referee Echenique rightly decided to suspend the match.

When the first information about the player’s condition arrived, Estudiantes coach Eduardo Domínguez spoke about the situation.

“Now we have a small urgent report and they are telling us something… in the locker room we learned that he had had another situation in the ambulance”, began the coach.

After the Altamirano episode, the people who filled the Estudiantes pitch experienced moments of uncertainty until the voice from the stadium gave the information that everyone wanted to hear: Altamirano had been stabilized and was already at the Platense Medical Institute .

In this sense they follow the words of Domínguez: “Life seems to come before sport, of any situation. We talk about it every day with the players, there are many things more important than a football match or our work, such as health and family. And when these situations happen we must set the example we want to set every day. What was experienced in the locker room was very difficult: the players were crying because Javi is very loved. And his pregnant wife was here in the audience. We are desperate for her to stay with him. The truth is that the Estudiantes family moved very quickly. Javi is here in front (at the Platense Medical Institute, located on 51st Street), the lady is already with him,” began the DT

“Sometimes it’s all so frivolous and we don’t look at the heartache that’s going on behind us or all that it entails, right? But hey, we know they’re going to change our schedule, but that ends up being secondary, not today we’re waiting to see what happens really stabilize, that he is well and from there we will see some tranquility in this urgent diagnosis, Eduardo Ceba and Diego listen to you, on Eduardo,” continued Domínguez.

Altamirano is at the Platense Medical Institute and Estudiantes is expected to communicate the official medical report.