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The favorable evolution of Sergio Rico, Messi's former teammate at PSG, after his serious accident

2023-06-07T16:22:15.904Z

Highlights: Sergio Rico has been in hospital for 11 days after being hit by a horse. He is still in a critical but stable condition. The doctors have decided to withdraw his life support. The club's players and fans have paid tribute to the injured player. They have also put up a flag in his honor at the Parc des Princes. The game between PSG and Ligue 1 rivals Marseille will take place on Sunday. The match will be played in front of a crowd of more than 100,000.


The Spanish goalkeeper has been hospitalized for 11 days. Now, the doctors decided to withdraw the sedation and their response was favorable.


Sergio Rico continues to be hospitalized at the Virgen del Rocío Hospital in Seville after the serious accident he suffered while riding, where he fell from a horse that caused a traumatic brain injury.

Despite continuing in serious condition, a slight improvement can be observed, since recently the doctors decided to completely withdraw the sedation and the response of the Spanish goalkeeper was favorable.

In any case, the PSG player remains intubated and breathing through mechanical respiration.

This new medical report on Rico gives optimism to those closest to him. His wife, Alba Silva, decided to speak to the media who were waiting for her at the door of the hospital and provided information about what happened in the last hours.

Alba said that they are "a little expectant to see how it evolves" and that "doctors are seeing how it reacts and have to be aware" of the changes that may exist in the coming hours.

PSG's support for his teammate

Last Saturday, PSG faced Clermont on the last day of Ligue 1 at the Parc des Princes, where there was an emotional moment with the tributes that the players and the ultras gave to Rico.

The tribute took place before and during the meeting. To warm up, the players went out to the field wearing a shirt with the phrase: "Cheer upSergioRico".

Also, Kylian Mbappé scored the second goal of the match and celebrated by showing the goalkeeper's shirt to the public that was present in the stadium.

Kylian Mbappé lifts Rico's shirt at Parc des Princes.

For their part, the club's fans paid tribute to him by unfurling various flags. Some with the image of Sergio and others with dedications.

"Support for Sergio", the Spanish meaning of the flag hung by fans in the stadium.

See also

How the health of Sergio Rico, Messi's PSG teammate who was hit in the head by a horse

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Source: clarin

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