Gudelj out of danger after suffering cardiac arrest

The Serbian central defender from Córdoba Dragisa Gudelj is evolving favorably after having suffered a cardiac arrest yesterday in the middle of the game.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
26 March 2023 Sunday 03:28
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Gudelj out of danger after suffering cardiac arrest

The Serbian central defender from Córdoba Dragisa Gudelj is evolving favorably after having suffered a cardiac arrest yesterday in the middle of the game. The footballer has spent the night in the ICU, but the club has informed this Sunday morning that his player "has spent the night well" and that he "will soon go to the plant". The best news after the dramatic day that took place in El Arcángel yesterday afternoon.

The match between Córdoba and Racing de Ferrol was stopped ten minutes into the game and later suspended due to the footballer fainting on the pitch, who was treated by the medical services on the stadium pitch and later transferred by ambulance , already conscious, to the hospital.

Dragisa Gudelj, 25, was unwell and collapsed on the ground, prompting medical assistance to perform a heart massage. After about ten minutes of tension, the ambulance took the conscious player in the direction of the Reina Sofía Hospital and then it was decided to suspend the game, which registered a tie at one, after consultations between coaches, footballers, refereeing team and leaders, what was announced by the public address system of the stadium, in which there were just over ten thousand spectators.

Dragisa Gudelj, brother of Sevilla player Nemanja Gudelj, underwent all kinds of tests at the hospital, where he arrived stable and conscious. Fortunately, the Andalusian club has shared the best news this Sunday about the improvement in the physical condition of its player, who in the next few hours will leave the ICU and will go to the floor at the Reina Sofía Hospital in the Cordovan capital.

Following this incident and, pending the evolution of the player, the RFEF Primera match between Córdoba and Racing de Ferrol has been postponed and a decision will be made on its resumption in the near future.