While attending the match between Granada and Athletic Bilbao this Sunday, a supporter died after feeling unwell. The meeting was stopped and postponed to a later date.
The atmosphere was good and the sky was sunny when the match of the sixteenth day of the Spanish championship between Granada and Athletic Bilbao kicked off this Sunday at 4:15 p.m. But as we reached the 17th minute of play, Bilbao goalkeeper Unai Simon, visibly alerted by what was happening behind his cage, signaled the doctors to come running. In the stands, a supporter then seemed to be the victim of a cardio-respiratory problem. Despite the first aid provided by the medical profession, the supporter did not survive. La Liga officially announced the sad news.
It was through a message posted on social networks that the Spanish Football League communicated around 5:30 p.m.: “ The meeting between Granada CF and Athletic Bilbao was suspended following the sad death of a supporter at the Nuveo los Carmenes stadium. We join in the sadness of his family and friends, as well as the entire Grenada CF club. The date and time of the resumption of the meeting will be announced soon.“
Suspendido el Granada CF vs. Athletic de Bilbao owes the sad fallecimiento of an aficionado in the Estadio Nuevo los Cármenes.
We share the feeling of our friends and family, as well as the love of Granada CF.
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Tributes to the victim
For his part, A.S. followed the very painful and painful moment live, recounting that the emergency services tried everything to revive the supporter whose state of emergency did not allow him to be transported to any hospital. As for the Granada club, it very quickly paid tribute to the victim. “ The entire club would like to send its most sincere condolences to his family and friends, as well as to the entire Granada family.“
