“Dramatic” and “total anguish”: the repercussions in the world of the Altamirano episode at Estudiantes-Boca

The terrifying situation that the Chilean experienced Javier Altamirano when the convulsions in the middle of the pitch in the 27th minute of the first half in the match between Estudiantes and Boca echoed throughout the rest of the world. Several publications were dedicated to him by different Spanish-language media, among which they went so far as to describe him as “alarming” AND “terrible“to the case.

On Sunday evening, anguish gripped everyone at the Jorge Luis Hirschi UN stadium. When Estudiantes and Boca drew without a goal, Javier Altamirano collapsed on the pitch and began having convulsions. All the players immediately realized what was happening and doctors from both clubs rushed to help him. Two minutes later he was taken by ambulance to the nearest sanatorium, the Platense Medical Institute. Now He is stable and this morning he was transferred to the Italian Hospital for further checks.

South America was where the event had its greatest reach. “Alarming” AND “dramatic“they were some of the qualifying adjectives that Chilean portals used to explain a fact”of utter anguish and terror in Argentine football“, according to media reports redgoL. “Terrible scene in La Plata“he described Thirdoriginally from the same nation.

The unfortunate news also emigrated from South America and crossed the Atlantic Ocean. It’s inside? Europea Spanish medium like Brand It also reflected what had happened. “Altamirano has an epileptic fit and Estudiantes-Boca is disqualified“, qualification.

Both Brazil and Colombia were other nations in the South American region that also notified it. Also in The universal even from Venezuela they followed the same steps.

From a case of “shock“that’s what they wrote The Uruguay Observer.

Altamirano, who arrived in Argentina last year, He spent his entire career in the Huachipato of the trans-Andean country. From there he landed at Estudiantes, who purchased 50 percent of his pass for a sum close to a million dollars. Since then he has played 16 matches and scored one goal – against Godoy Cruz, in Mendoza, on March 3 -.

He lives in Argentina with his wife, who is pregnant.. The rest of his family is in Chile and he is looking for a way to follow Javier’s steps step by step. This morning he was admitted to the Italian Hospital to undergo new tests and then to be admitted again to the Platense Medical Institute, where he spent his last night.

The covers of different newspapers around the world

When can the match between Boca and Estudiantes resume?

Now, with a more than tight calendar, the question is when the match corresponding to date 11 of the Professional League Cup will resume.

Initially, The Professional League’s intention was to play the match immediately, tomorrow, Monday. Boca even began to sound out the federations to see if they could delay the inclusion of some players such as, for example, Luis Advíncula who will join the Peruvian national team.

Finally, given the shock generated by Altamirano’s decompensation, the clubs and the Professional League did not entirely agree on resuming the match against time. So, late Sunday, all routes led to the match not being played before the FIFA date.

Considering the busy schedule between the League Cup and the Argentine Cup, one of the possibilities is that the match between Estudiantes and Boca resumes after the 14th date. If this is the case, the start of the playoffs could be delayed, in that case. or both teams are classified for the quarterfinals.