Big scare for football fans. In the middle of the match between Peru and Canadavalid for the second day of Group A of the Copa América 2024the line judge Humberto Panjoj He collapsed. Apparently, the Guatemalan He decompensated due to heat stroke.
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The situation occurred when the match was in replacement time. From one moment to another, Panjoj the ground fell, while the archer Maxime Crepeau He noticed what had happened and immediately requested medical attention. After this, the Canadian medical team entered the field to assist the Central American.
For several minutes they attended to the affected person, and even Logistics members entered with stretcher in hand to help the judge. Due to FIFA regulations, the cameras did not point at the referee. So that, Panjoj He ended up being removed, while players and fans said goodbye to him with applause.
The Copa América is taking place in the United States, a country that is currently in summer. At the time of the match, the temperature recorded was 32 degrees Celsiusbut the wind chill was 39 degrees. This is why, by regulation, a break for hydration must be taken in the middle of each half.
Well, it seems that Humberto Panjoj He suffered heat stroke and that’s why he fainted. Once he was retired, the fourth judge, Ricardo Barenborn in Ecuador, took his place.
At the end of the first half, Peruvians and Canadians tied 0-0a result that partially left the North American team in the basement of the Group A with a single point, while the South Americans went, for now, to second place. In the second hour they face each other Argentina and Chile.
