Argentine defender Cristian Gomez has died after
collapsing during a game for his club Atletico
Parana on Sunday.
The 27-year-old fell unconscious half-an-hour
into the match against Boca Unidos in Argentina's
second-tier Primera B.
"We tried to revive him and he died on the way to
hospital," said Miguel Darre, doctor of home side
Boca Unidos.
Matches in Argentina had only just resumed this
weekend after the death of Emanuel Ortega on 14
May.
San Martin de Burzaco defender Ortega, 21, died in
hospital after failing to come out of a coma
following injuries when he hit his head on a
concrete wall surrounding the pitch.
When Gomez collapsed, team-mates and
opponents immediately took off their shirts to fan
him and cried for help.
"The doctors told us they couldn't resuscitate him.
This is totally unexpected, unbelievable. He'd
never had anything wrong with him," said match
supervisor Ramon Gomez.
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