Sergio Rico’s family: “We must act prudently, especially the next 48 hours”

2023-05-29 09:25:40

Sergio Rico, Spanish goalkeeper for Paris Saint Germain, is in serious condition after suffering an accident while riding a horse in the El Rocío pilgrimage, in Almonte (Huelva). The former Sevill player is admitted to the ICU of the Virgen del Rocío Hospital in Seville after having moved to Spain this weekend after celebrating the French League title with his team. According to eyewitnesses, the target would have fallen off the animal and it would have kicked him several times in the head, for which the Andalusian suffered a haemorrhage as a result of head trauma.

The family of the Montequinto goalkeeper has issued a statement explaining his situation through his representation agency. The speech intends to be cautious, in the absence of concrete results, which should arrive in the next 48 hours. The letter notes that the player traveled “with permission from the club” from Strasbourg, where PSG secured the French league title, to Málaga and from there to El Rocío, and that, “after just over an hour and a half together to his family and friends, he was going to the Pontifical mass next to the hermitage when he suffered misfortune because of a mule cart and a runaway horse that hit him».

The one who was a Spanish international with Vicente del Bosque, had to be intubated and transferred to Seville by helicopter. The horse would have thrown him because he was frightened when he came across another horse-drawn carriage, and then the footballer received a kick to the head. The 29-year-old Andalusian is unconscious and is awaiting tests to determine a possible improvement, according to sources from the SAS, the Andalusian Health Service.

“Sergio is in good hands, fighting to recover while receiving the best care from the entire medical team at Hospital Virgen del Rocío. We must act prudently, especially the next 48 hours,” the letter states.

Sevilla, a club with which he played 170 games and won two Europa Leagues (2015 and 2016), has sent “a lot of strength” and wished “a speedy recovery” from his official Twitter profile to the goalkeeper, who this Saturday was proclaimed champion of Ligue 1 although he did not play for a minute. «LaLiga wants to show his full support and wish Sergio Rico a speedy recovery. A lot of strength”, the organization chaired by Javier Tebas pointed out.

The goalkeeper was a mainstay of Sevilla in a position as special as that of the goal. With his 1.95 height, he went through all the lower echelons of the Andalusian team, until reaching the first team, where he made his debut in the 2014 season, arrived on loan to PSG in 2019 and, later, signed for the French club a season later in exchange six million for Seevilla. In France he has played a total of 24 games, has won two Leagues and two Cups, although his time with the petrodollar team continues in the shadow of Donnarumma and Keylor Navas. It is speculated that this summer he could leave the team. Rico also played on loan for Fulham (18-19) and Mallorca (21-22, in the second round).