A player from the lower ranks of the Seventh Division of Cambaceres He died after decompensating in a match his team was playing against General Lamadrid in the Buenos Aires stadium located at the intersection of Rivadavia and Quintana avenues. The AFA issued a statement.
Tiago Cricenti (16) He felt pain in his chest, vomited and fainted on the playing field. The young man was quickly assisted and taken in a private car to the Cestino hospital in Ensenadawhere he was admitted, according to police sources confirmed to 0221.com.ar.
“The Defensores de Cambaceres club regrets to report the death of the player Tiago Benjamin Cricenti of the seventh category, who suffered a decompensation during today’s match,” the club published, and added: “We thank the staff of the Horacio Cestino hospital for their efforts.”
Cambaceres thus extended words to the teenager’s family. “We accompany his family, teammates, technicians, friends and other loved ones in this difficult time”.
“We also inform that the club will remain closed until Wednesday due to mourning, suspending all its activities and administrative attention at the headquarters.”
According to reports, an autopsy is scheduled for this Monday to determine the cause of his death. Until now, the case investigating the incident was classified as “Investigation of causes of death” and is instructed by UFI No. 11 of the Judicial Department of La Plata.
After a few hours, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) issued a statement about the sad news: The AFA, with its President Claudio Tapia at the helm, extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends, loved ones and colleagues. of Tiago Cricenti, player of the Cambaceres seventh team.”
Another tragic death on a soccer field
A similar case occurred in November last year in Tucumanbehind the death of a 14-year-old teenager in the middle of the 2009 children’s category match of the Argentinos Juniors club branch of that province. The tragic event occurred at 11 on the 22nd of that month, when Agustín Lazarte was playing the first minutes of the match that was played at the Natalio Mirkin Complex in San Martín, belonging to the club. San Martin de Tucumán.
“Club A. San Martín deeply regrets the death of a player from the 2009 children’s category of Argentinos Juniors, Tucumán subsidiary, who was playing the match on date No. 7 corresponding to the closing tournament scheduled by the Tucumán Soccer League in our Complex,” they reported from the local sports entity, through a statement spread on social networks.
“We accompany his entire family and loved ones in this difficult and painful moment. The activities of our institution are suspended in their entirety until Monday, 11/20,” they expressed.
As explained at the time, during In the first five minutes of the game, Agustín fainted, fell to the floor, and despite resuscitation attempts, was unable to recover. After what happened, many of his peers demanded that the date of the match not be changed despite the high temperatures that were recorded in Tucumán in the last quarter of 2023.
Meanwhile, Argentinos Juniors, the club in whose Tucumán affiliate the minor played, also issued a statement in which it regretted the tragic event. “We regret to report the death of Agustín Lazarte, cat. 2009 from the Tucumán Capture Center of our Institution, suddenly while the match against San Martín (T) was being played. We send our condolences to his family and loved ones. RIP,” they noted.