Sevilla FC players wore a t-shirt in support of Sergio Rico, a former club player who was hospitalized in serious condition following a riding accident, on Wednesday during the warm-up ahead of the Europa League final against Barcelona. AS Roma. “Come on Sergio, we are with you”, could we read on the t-shirt worn by the former teammates of the Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper N.2.
Sergio Rico, 29, has been hospitalized since Sunday following a riding accident in Andalusia. A PSG spokesperson said on Sunday he was “in serious condition”. The Parisian club, contacted by AFP, did not provide any further information about him. According to several media, the player, victim of a traumatic brain injury, was admitted to an intensive care unit at the Virgen del Rocio hospital in Seville and placed under sedation and respiratory assistance.
PSG has canceled the traditional gala dinner of its foundation which was scheduled for Tuesday “due to the worrying state of health of Sergio Rico”, the club said in a press release released on Tuesday. “The current situation requires our full attention and forces us to give up our traditional gala,” said Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, president of the club and the Foundation, adding in the same press release that “the great family of Paris Saint -Germain is deeply affected by the drama.
The Spanish goalkeeper, who joined PSG in 2019, has received several messages of support from teammates who have worked with him or still work with him at PSG, including Keylor Navas and Sergio Ramos. “I request a prayer chain for my friend, please we are together! I love you”, wrote the first, on loan at Nottingham Forest, on his social networks, accompanied by a photo with the Spanish goalkeeper. The second said for his part: “I pray for you, my friend…. Sergio Rico, all my strength and my faith are with you.” “Don’t leave me alone my love because I swear I can’t, I don’t know, how to live without you. We are waiting for you, my life, we love you so much,” wrote his wife Alba Silvat on Instagram on Tuesday.
