Another tragedy shakes the club Independent of San Cayetano, in the southeast of the province of Buenos Aires. Just 15 months after the death of the young footballer Thiago Baca (17)in the middle of training, the horror was repeated: Yandel Romagnano (14) He died in the same way and under the same circumstances.
It happened hours before everyone said that Mateo Apolonioa boy of the same age, became the youngest player to debut in the First Division, for Deportivo Riestrain the Argentine Cup match against Newell’s.
Yandel, who was playing as a forward, broke down and collapsed on the field, to the shock of his teammates, all boys between 13 and 14 years old.
“He had no health problems. Here they say that he had recently received the COVID-19 vaccine, but they are only comments,” said the sources consulted by Clarion.
The club plays in the Necochea Soccer Leaguewhich suspended all activities planned for these hours as a sign of mourning.
“The Necochea Football League joins in solidarity with the parents, family and friends of the Independiente San Cayetano player, Yandel Romagnano, for his unfortunate death. RIP”he indicated.
The boy, son of a bricklayer known as “El Ruso” Romagnano, was transferred to the Municipal Hospital of San Cayetano, a town located about 90 kilometers from Necochea.
The doctors could not save him, even though they spent more than half an hour performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
“It is with deep regret that we say goodbye to a boy from our club. We are going to miss you Yandel“, published the official Independiente account in a post on social networks accompanied by the message “rest in peace“.
From the Municipality of San Cayetano they stated: “Due to the death of the young Yandel Romagnano, who is part of the Municipal Athletics School, the disciplines dependent on the Sports Directorate will not have activity today. We deeply regret the loss of Yandel, and we accompany family and friends in their grief.“.
The background of Thiago Baca
On Wednesday, February 22, at 5 p.m., Thiago Baca, defender of the sixth division of Independiente, was in full practice on one of the auxiliary fields of the sports complex that that institution has, with a strong social impact in San Cayetano.
Suddenly, he collapsed in the middle of the field and there were moments of shock. “They spent almost an hour with resuscitation tasks. They couldn’t save him,” said a witness.
Baca played as a right side marker and had been part of the sixth division team that came out runner-up in the Necochense soccer league.