The midfielder of Denmark Christian Eriksensuddenly collapsed to the ground around the 40th minute of the game Denmark-Finland, challenge of the first day of the Europeans 2021. The challenge, which was being played in Copenhagen, was immediately suspended.
Eriksen, footballer ofInter, was subjected to various cardiac massages in the field, including with a defibrillator. The interventions on the champion, who is 29, were at least three.
For long minutes Eriksen appeared unconscious, but when he was taken off the pitch he was seen raising his hand and bringing it to his forehead. The eyes were open and alert.
Comrades and opponents, for very long minutes, appeared shocked, with the Danes making a wall around the rescue to preserve the privacy of the midfielder. In the field the wife of the champion, immediately embraced by the captain Kjaer and the goalkeeper Schmeichel. It stage of Copenhagen speechless.
After about fifteen minutes, the Finnish players returned to the locker room as a sign of respect, while the Danish players still remained on the field around the champion.
After about 20 minutes the stretcher, surrounded by two sheets, escorted Eriksen off the pitch accompanied by the players. At that time, agencies began publishing pictures of the football player with his left hand on his forehead. Shortly after 19:40 the official message that everyone was waiting for, that of Uefa: the player was transferred to the hospital, to the Rigshospitalet, and in stable conditions, we read. According to the Danish Football Association, the player awake, and will be held in hospital for the necessary examinations.
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The dynamics
Christian Eriksen suddenly collapsed to the ground around minute 43 of the first half of Denmark-Finland. The midfielder approached a teammate to receive the lineout. Without there being any clashes with teammates or opponents, the Danish champion, after a few steps, fell to the ground, unconscious.
Classmates Martin Braithwaite e Thomas Delaney , together with the referee Anthony Taylor , immediately called the doctors who, on entering the field, started the procedures to resuscitate the player.
The comrades, upset, began to shield the player.
After about twenty minutes, Eriksen regained consciousness.
At 19.38 from the Danish Federation the news arrives that the player, transferred to the hospital, awake and is undergoing tests.
The words of Zhang and Marotta
According to news agencies, the CEO of Inter, Beppe Marotta , in contact with the Danish leaders and speaks of cautious optimism. Come on Chris !, wrote the Inter president Steven Zhang on Instagram, posting a photo with the player. Come on Chris, come on Chris !, the message of Lautaro Martinez. Come on Chris, please! I pray for you my friend, the words of Judge. Come on brother, stronger than ever, added Alessandro Bastoni. We are all with you, he wrote instead Milan Skriniar. Our thoughts and prayers are with Christian Eriksen and his family. The world of football united hoping for good news. I expect to see you back on the pitch soon, Chris! Be strong, he wrote Cristiano Ronaldo.
The former Ajax champion
Eriksen, born in Middelfart in 1992, made his Ajax debut in 2010, just before turning 18. In 2013 he moved to Tottenham for € 14.5 million where he collected 226 appearances and 51 goals with which he reached a Champions League final in 2019.
In 2020 the move to Inter for 27 million euros by signing a contract until 30 June 2024. With Inter he played 43 games scoring 4 goals and was one of the main protagonists of the championship victory in the year 2020-2021.
been awarded four times as Danish Footballer of the Year in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2018.
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June 12, 2021 (change June 12, 2021 | 19:51)
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