The situation was complex and the outcome was inevitable.
Gustavo Raggio, the coach of Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, died this Tuesday after 15 days hospitalized due to a "bilateral respiratory condition" that occurred in the middle of the preseason with the club that was preparing to face the First National, Second Division of the Argentine soccer.
The news caused a commotion in Ascenso and a multiplication of farewells from clubs and colleagues through social networks.
"AA Estudiantes communicates with deep pain and sadness that at 7:06 p.m. we were notified of the death of our technical director, Mr. Gustavo Raggio
," the Córdoba team published in a statement on social networks.
Goodbye Gustavo... pic.twitter.com/0R4owicuol
— AA Estudiantes de Río Cuarto (@ EstudiantesRio4) February 20, 2024
"With a long history in football, Gustavo had been working in our institution since the beginning of January, when he took on the challenge of carrying out the club's football destinies, developing with total professionalism and delivering his task to the limit of his strength," he added. .
And he concluded:
"We join in the pain of his family, relatives and friends in this difficult moment and we send them our most sincere condolences
. "
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