Sergio Rico’s improvement a week after coming out of coma: “He calls us by name and knows who we are”

A week after coming out of a coma after a serious accident in El Rocio, Sergio Rico He continues to make progress in his recovery. It was his wife who shared the news about his health. “He’s improving. He’s communicating, Sergio is communicating. He calls us by name and everything, he knows perfectly who all of us who enter are and his memory is excellent”, explained Alba Silva.

Despite his significant improvement, the PSG goalkeeper and former Sevilla and Mallorca goalkeeper is still in the intensive care unit of the Virgen del Rocío hospital in Seville, where he has been admitted since May 28. “I hope they will transfer it to the factory as soon as possible, but they have to be sure and they haven’t decided yet. So when they decide, we trust them,” he explained, referring to the medical staff.

Sergio Rico spent 22 days in a sedated coma and a week ago he started communicating with gestures. Even then, his wife assured the journalists that the player “is moving forward with small steps” and that they are already seeing “the light thanks to the hospital and medical staff”.

serious accident

The 29-year-old goalkeeper, who trained at Sevilla’s youth academy, had an accident on May 28 while riding a horse in El Rocío, in the town of Almonte in Huelva. The footballer was immediately admitted and is in serious condition at the Virgen del Rocío hospital in Seville. The medical part indicated a head injury after falling from a horse on a famous pilgrimage.