Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo, 27, tragically passed away on Tuesday after collapsing during a Copa Libertadores match in Brazil due to cardiac arrhythmia and subsequent cardiac arrest. The incident occurred while he was playing for Nacional against São Paulo, leading to his hospitalization in São Paulo where he was placed in intensive care and on a ventilator. Despite efforts, the episode also impacted his brain. Izquierdo, who began his professional career in 2018, was a beloved member of Nacional and leaves behind a wife and two children. The news of his sudden death has deeply affected the soccer community.