Sergio Rico nearly died within half a centimeter

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By: Manu Tournoux

While we had feared the worst for Sergio Rico after his serious accident during a pilgrimage to Seville, the latter is now recovering very quickly. The PSG substitute goalkeeper can even move and has taken note of the latest events within the club.

On May 28, the day after the Strasbourg-PSG match, Sergio Rico suffered a rather incredible accident, the outcome of which was almost fatal. The Athletic has indeed investigated this case, and reveals the circumstances which led to the Spanish goalkeeper spending several weeks in a coma in Seville. The media waited for the news to be very reassuring from now on to say more, explaining in particular that it was frightened by a donkey that the horse on which Sergio Rico was riding made him fall and kicked him in the hoof. head and throat. ” Doctors reported that if the wound had been half a centimeter deeper, Sergio Rico would have died instantly. Deceased, this is the state in which the police believed to find the PSG goalkeeper when they arrived at the scene of the accident, before his transport to the Virgen del Recio hospital in Seville “says The Athletic.

Sergio Rico back home in two weeks

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More than a month and a half later, the PSG substitute goalkeeper has lost 20 kilos and 30% of his muscle mass, but he is now out of intensive care and can even walk. The Anglo-Saxon media specifies that Sergio Rico could even return home within two weeks. Of course, a return to Paris Saint-Germain is not yet an option. However, Alba Silva, his wife, says that the Spanish porter has been kept informed of the latest developments in Parisian news and the arrival of Luis Enrique in place of Christophe Galtier. ” For now, he is doing what he has to do, which is to recover. It’s obvious that we’re feeding him information from the outside, but right now that’s not his main concern. “said the companion of Sergio Rico.

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