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Sevilla left back Antonio Puerta has died in hospital after suffering two heart attacks during his side's Primera Division match against Getafe on Saturday evening.
The 22-year-old collapsed midway through the first half, and though he managed to walk off the pitch and down the tunnel, he then collapsed again and was rushed to hospital.
Doctors at the Virgen del Rocio hospital in Seville, where Puerta remained in a critical condition, admitted their worries were growing due to the length of his cardiac arrest and the damaged it caused his internal organs.
He was pronounced dead on Tuesday afternoon, just hours before his club are scheduled to take on AEK Athens in a Champions League qualifier.
Puerta was seen as one of the major rising stars in Spanish football after helping Sevilla to successive UEFA Cup wins in the past two seasons. He made Liga 66 appearances for the Rojiblancos, and won one cap with the Spanish national team.
The 22-year-old collapsed midway through the first half, and though he managed to walk off the pitch and down the tunnel, he then collapsed again and was rushed to hospital.
Doctors at the Virgen del Rocio hospital in Seville, where Puerta remained in a critical condition, admitted their worries were growing due to the length of his cardiac arrest and the damaged it caused his internal organs.
He was pronounced dead on Tuesday afternoon, just hours before his club are scheduled to take on AEK Athens in a Champions League qualifier.
Puerta was seen as one of the major rising stars in Spanish football after helping Sevilla to successive UEFA Cup wins in the past two seasons. He made Liga 66 appearances for the Rojiblancos, and won one cap with the Spanish national team.
