The Racing Club vs. Velez will not take place this Friday at the Cilindro de Avellaneda within the framework of day 17 of the Argentine Professional League.
This is because the former Argentine soccer player Hernan ‘Palito’ Manriqueone of the coaches of the reserve team of Velez Sarsfield, he decompensated and died on the way to the hospital due to cardiac arrest, the Liniers club reported. Thus, the decision was made to postpone the match against Racing.
“It is with immense pain that we regret to report the recent death of Hernan Manrique, one of the Reserve coaches who decompensated before the game and suffered a cardiac arrest on his way to the hospital. Goodbye, Palito”, wrote Velez on their social networks.
Subscribe to our RPP Deportes channel on YouTube and enjoy sports content from Peru and the world
Rest in peace, Hernán Manrique
Manrique, 49, suffered a decompensation during the technical talk at Villa Olímpica, the Vélez property, in Buenos Aires, in which a match was being played against Racing, he died while being transferred to a sanatorium.
The news broke in the middle of the game, when Fortín won 2-0 and it was suspended during halftime.
Hernan ‘Palito’ Manrique He had a very diverse football career, where he left his mark in clubs such as All Boys, who fired their former player, thanking him for having been part of the squad that won the First B Nacional championship in the 1992-1993 season.
“The All Boys Club regrets to announce the death of Hernán Manrique, a player from our institution and 1992/93 Primera B champion. Our condolences to his family, friends and loved ones,” the club published.
Unión Santa Fe also recalled his time with the team in 1999 and lamented with “deep pain” the loss of the person who joined the ranks of ‘Tatengue’.
“Belgrano deeply regrets the recent death of Hernán Manrique, a former soccer player who left his mark on his time at our beloved institution,” the Cordovan club said.
The stadium of Racing vs Vélez Sarsfield
OUR PODCASTS
Genetic mutation prevented a man from developing Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers working to unlock the secrets of Alzheimer’s disease say they have been given an important clue that could help protect people at risk of this type of dementia.
