Antonio Pacheco’s health condition deteriorated significantly in the last hours of Saturday.
According to information received CMThe former football player entered a state of brain death.
The 57-year-old former Sporting and Benfica player has been in the coronary intensive care unit of Faro Hospital since Tuesday.
He fell ill that day, causing him to pass out while bowling with friends in Portimão. He received resuscitation on the spot by the INEM team, who were called to the scene and immediately transported by helicopter to Faro.
Catheterization was performed in the hospital in this city, and CM It was determined that Pacheco suffered from malignant tachycardia.
Pacheco began his football career at Torralta in 1984 and ended at Atlético Madrid in 2001.
He also played for Portimonense, Benfica, Sporting and Belenenses in Portugal.
In Italy he represented Reggiana. In 1993, he found himself at the center of a scandalous affair when he unilaterally left Benfica to join Sporting.
Author: Mario Pereira
Source: CM Jornal
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