An Argentinian top-flight league game between Estudiantes de la Plata and Boca Juniors was suspended on Sunday after Chile international Javier Altamirano had a seizure on the pitch.
The game was stopped in the 27th minute after referee Fernando Echenique was alerted by Altamirano’s Estudiantes teammates that the player was unwell.
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Altamirano, 24, was rushed from Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi in an ambulance to the Platense Medical Institute.
In a club statement, Estudiantes said that Altamirano is in stable condition in hospital undergoing tests.
“Javier Altamirano suffered a seizure,” it said. “He is in hospital under observation and to complete studies. A CT scan was performed, which showed no obvious pathological images. He is stable.”
