It was the 43rd minute of the game played this Saturday by the national teams of Denmark Y Finland, the third of this Eurocup and the first of Group B, when Christian
Eriksen (29 years old) fainted in the middle of the game, leaving the Parken Stadion in Copenaghen frozen.
The left side Joakim
Maehle took out of band and when Eriksen He tried to control the ball and fell to the grass. His teammates warned the assistants, who quickly entered the field of play and performed a heart massage on the player of the Inter
from
Milan Italian, to the incredulity of those present.
Martin Braithwaite, praying
The members of the Danish national team, broken, stood in front of Eriksen for more than 10 'and even a relative of the former Tottenham
Hotspur went down to the field, being consoled by the goalkeeper Kasper
Schmeichel. Jonas
Wind could not hold back the tears, while the azulgrana Martin
Braithwaite he prayed for his partner.
The match was suspended
Finally Eriksen was removed on a stretcher and the UEFA he announced moments later that the match was suspended immediately. “The UEFA EURO 2020 match in Copenaghe has been suspended due to a medical emergency,” was the brief statement issued by the highest body of European football through its account of Twitter.
The player, “stabilized”
After the initial concern and shock left by the images of Eriksen unconscious, the UEFA announced that the footballer had “been transferred to the hospital and has stabilized” and that “following the medical emergency involving the Danish player Christian Eriksen, a crisis meeting has been held with both teams and referees and more information will be communicated to 19:45 CET ”.
The match resumes
Finally, the Danish federation notified through its account of Twitter that, “after the players have confirmed that Christian is fine, the match resumes at 8.30 pm”, almost two hours after the fainting of Eriksen, which according to the latest information “is awake and his condition remains stable. He remains hospitalized in Rigshospitalet for further tests ”.
