The president of Estudiantes and the fans’ insults to Cavani: “He always had Altamirano at heart”

Hours after the dramatic situation experienced Javier Altamirano when you have convulsions in the match between Students AND Mouth, the first official rumors began to come to light. We thus await, in parallel, new medical updates that report on the stability of the 24-year-old Chilean footballer. Martin Gorosteguipresident of Pincha, spoke about the situation that the player and the institution of La Plata are going through at a sporting level, the resumption of matches and the atmosphere of the people against Edinson Cavani the captain of the Xeneize.

“We were at the Platense Medical Institute until the last minute with (sporting director, Marcos) Angileri and people from the club. He has stabilized and we are told he had a peaceful night.“, declared the Estudiantes coach in conversation with TyC Sports, regarding the state of health of his player.

And on what will happen to him starting from Tuesday, he added: “Now they are doing an MRI to see if they can find anything that could lead to the reason for his condition.“Altamirano was transferred to the Italian hospital early in the morning to undergo new tests and then he will be hospitalized again at the Platense Institute.

Also worrying in the midst of what happened was Altamirano’s wife, who is pregnant and was in phase ONE when her partner suffered the episode. “The woman was in an adjoining room and we could see her. I was calm and luckily the pregnancy was not at risk.. The health of both of us is the most important thing”, Gorostegui calmed down.

The president also explored the climate of tension that invaded the stadium in the minutes following Altamirano’s transport by ambulance. In this sense, he thus defended and enhanced Edinson Cavani’s attitude towards the ‘Punch’ team, despite the whistles and insults that fell from the stands against the Uruguayan when it was believed that his intention was that to resume the game. “Cavani has always cared about and been close to our players“he underlined.

“Hot at the moment can be decoded in several ways. Cavani came to ask about Altamirano all the time. The important thing is that we are talking about good people, I understand that people, driven by desperation, have looked for some reason to vent their anxieties.“, he continued speaking about the behavior of the Boca captain.

However, Gorostegui clarified that Estudiantes is not thinking beyond Altamirano’s health. “It’s all very recent and we still have to see how it will evolve to be certain about his future and his life.. For us it is the number one priority. We are a family,” she explained.

And when asked about rescheduling the match, he closed: “What worries us is that Javier has a path to follow, So let’s give this priority to ourselves as a club. We are 100% dedicated. There may be informal talks to resume play, but Today we have not even remotely addressed the issue.“.