Sergio Rico remains stable and under sedation

Spanish goalkeeper Paris Saint Germain French Sergio Rico remains stable and sedated ICU from the Virgen del Rocío Hospital in Seville due to serious head injuries he sustained from a horse kick at the Rocío Pilgrimage (Huelva), hospital sources reported.

The condition of Sergio Rico remains this Tuesday “without significant changes” since the medical report on Monday, which showed that he is stable within seriousness and under sedation in the ICU of the Hospital of Sevilla, under the supervision of specialists in intensive care and waiting for the Clinic of Evolution in the next few days.

The gatekeeper received several blows to the head from the horse when he was on the ground, according to what eyewitnesses reported to the Emergency Service 112 of Andalusia, in an event that, according to this emergency service, happened around 8:30 am. when several notifications were sent about the fall of horsemen in the Camino de Moguer street in the village of Almonteña, where the rociera pilgrimage is celebrated.

From 112, the Civil Guard and 061 were notified, and the doorman was given initial medical assistance by the Emergency Health Center installed in the village, which transferred him by helicopter, in serious condition, to the Virgen del Rocío Hospital.

The goalkeeper, a 29-year-old who grew up in the youth system of Sevilla, in whose first team he was from the 2014-2015 season to the 2018-2019 season, was invited with his team this Saturday for the penultimate match of the French championship, which he played in Strasbourg, where equalized and was declared the champion of the tournament.

After Sevilla, the goalkeeper went to England’s Fulham, later he was hired by PSG, who loaned him to Real Mallorca last season, to return to the Paris team this season, where he is a regular substitute.