São Paulo unveil shirt honouring Juan Izquierdo, one year after his passing | OneFootball

The death of the Uruguayan Juan Izquierdo completes one year this Wednesday. In tribute to this date, São Paulo announced the launch of a shirt in honor of the former Nacional player.

"Juan Izquierdo, who left us exactly one year ago, will always be remembered by the tricolor fans. This shirt honors and eternalizes our respect and affection for the family, friends, Club Nacional de Football and its fans," São Paulo wrote on social media.

The club also announced that all royalty value collected will be reverted to Juan Izquierdo's family. The shirt is blue, with black details on the collar and sleeves. The colors refer to the shirt of the Uruguayan national team.

On the back of the collar, the phrase appears: "Por siempre, Juan" (forever, Juan - in English). On the side of the shirt, between the flags of Brazil and Uruguay, it is written: "He wore another shirt, fell on our ground, surrounded by our people. There, he became part of our history."

The piece is for sale at the SAO Store MorumBIS.

Death of Juan Izquierdo

On the night of August 27, 2024, through social media, Nacional confirmed the death of Juan Izquierdo, at the age of 27.

Five days earlier, in the duel against São Paulo, for the return match of the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores, at Morumbis, the defender suffered a sudden illness on the field, already at the end of the game. The Tricolor won 2-0 and moved on.

The player was removed by ambulance from the stadium and admitted to the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital, in the São Paulo capital. According to the hospital, the death occurred "due to brain death after a cardiopulmonary arrest associated with cardiac arrhythmia".

The case caused great commotion in Brazilian and South American football, especially in Nacional and São Paulo.

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