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Alex, 26, leaves his wife and two children
Former Cruzeiro player Alex Apolinário died this Thursday after five days in a hospital in Portugal. The information of the death was made known through a statement from FC Alverca, the club in which the athlete played.
The 26-year-old midfielder needed to be revived after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest during a match between Alverca and Almeirim, valid for the Portuguese Championship last Sunday (3).
After first aid provided by the club’s professionals, rescuers from the Fire Department took over the care while they were still in the field. The athlete was transferred to Hospital Vila Franca de Xira, where he was admitted and intubated.
Alex lived his third season with the Portuguese team Alverca. In Brazil, the player played in the under-23 categories of Cruzeiro and Botafogo in São Paulo.
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