Znamya Truda coach Roman Shapkin spoke about the last minutes of the life of Nikita Sidorov, a football player of the youth team, who died during a match at the Torpedo stadium in Orekhovo-Zuevo near Moscow.
According to Shapkin, the athlete was put on a substitute literally for five minutes, but soon after entering the field Sidorov fell.
“This is a footballer of the youth team, they have their own coach, I work in the main team, but in general terms I can tell you about the current situation. <...> The footballer came on as substitute. <....> Not participating in clashes and single combats, I just fell, “the coach told RIA Novosti on April 4.
As Shapkin added, the doctors of the resuscitation team could not help.
According to “Sport-Express”, the cause of death of the 18-year-old defender could be a cerebral aneurysm. According to the former doctor of Spartak Yuri Vasilkov, it is impossible to play with such a diagnosis.
Pediatric neurologist-epileptologist, candidate of medical sciences Sergei Ayvazyan, in an interview with REN TV, noted that vascular aneurysm can pass without symptoms.
“Then suddenly, at one point, they (vessels – Ed.) Burst, and the person dies. This is a very insidious thing. “, – the doctor emphasized.
According to Gazeta.ru, the Russian Football Union expressed condolences to the family and friends of the 18-year-old football player.