Moments of tension and worry. The Nigerian forward of Girondins Bordeaux, Samuel Kalu, invaded the stands of the Velodrome stadium with uncertainty and panic when he collapsed four minutes into the game against the Olympique Marseille by Jorge Sampaoli by date 2 of the League 1 in full free kick.
The African footballer fell unconscious on the grass when he was part of the barrier of his team, just before Dimitri Payet executed a direct shot at the edge of the visiting area.
The players of both teams called the medical services with gestures of natural concern and obviously alarmed at the situation of fear. Kalu he was motionless on the pitch.
Quickly and after a few minutes of anxiety, the visiting player, who two years ago suffered a heart attack in a concentration with his team, was revived on the pitch itself. In fact, Kalu he continued in the game apparently recovered, although shortly after he was replaced after a quarter of an hour by Remi Oudin.
According to the first reports in the French press, the player is stable and for now without life risk, but has been transferred to a care center to closely monitor his situation and submit him to tests.
After the scare with the footballer, the duel between Marseille and Budeos was resumed, and Jorge Sampaoli’s men finally tied 2 to 2. Cengiz Under (34 ′) and Dimitri Payet (41 ′) overtook the locals, but Timothée Pembélé (51 ′) And Rémi Oudin (57 ′) scored the goals of the tie for the visit.
It is expected that in the next few hours Bordeaux will issue a statement with more details on the status of Samuel Kalu, in addition to the steps to follow to achieve his full recovery after causing panic with his collapse on the pitch.
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