Hours of anxiety were experienced last night on the River. the defender of Paraguayan Robert Rojas had a coronary spasm three hours after surgery at the Clinica de la Trinidad San Isidro of the fracture to the right tibia and fibula that he suffered on Wednesday in the final minutes of the match against Alianza Lima, for the first date of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.

The footballer was immediately stabilized and, according to reports from the Núñez club, he was sober and not in danger. However, the medical body headed by Peter Hansing warns that in the next few hours they will undergo a battery of studies to see why this cardiac episode occurred, which is completely out of the forecast, and what his immediate future beyond downtime. .which would cause damage inflicted on Peru.

“So far, cardiologists have not found a specific cause. But it may be due to a combination of reasons. The important thing is that the spasm is temporary,” they told Clarín from the player environment.

Coronary artery spasm is a temporary restriction (constriction) of the muscles in the wall of one of the arteries that send blood to the heart. Common symptoms, according to cardiology books, are chest discomfort that can include mild pain, a burning or excessive sensation, a sharp stab pain, and pain coming out of the neck or shoulders.

Rojas, a key player in Marcelo Gallardo’s team defense, had to undergo surgery as a result of a violent and unnecessary foul committed by Alianza Lima striker Aldair Rodríguez. The first news yesterday afternoon said the Paraguayan soccer player had undergone a successful operation. As planned, the intervention took place this Saturday morning and was led by Hansing himself. The first medical report indicated that the procedure was carried out “completely normal and without complications.”

Apparently, the footballer’s decompensation came three hours after passing through the operating room without a problem.

“Rojas completed the operation well. Everything went well. But, three hours later, he felt chest pain. The tests are over and he is fine. It is obviously controlled. He was with his brother who was with him in the room, “the medical team told this newspaper.

Now, Rojas will remain hospitalized as long as cardiologists believe it is necessary and will only be discharged when everyone is sure there is no risk of any kind.