Ex-PSG, Napoli star Ezequiel Lavezzi rushed to hospital in Uruguay
Ex-PSG and Napoli star Ezequiel Lavezzi rushed to hospital in Uruguay.
Published By: Michael Adesina
Former Paris Saint-Germain star Ezequiel Lavezzi was rushed to a hospital in Uruguay on Friday morning.
According to Clarin, the former winger was taken to the Sanatorio Cantegrill after possibly being stabbed, suffering a puncture to his abdomen and a fractured collarbone.
The news platform added that the incident occurred during an argument at a family party Lavezzi was hosting at his house.
However, the family has dismissed the reports with the claim that Lavezzi fell from a ladder while changing a lightbulb.
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Police also did not confirm if the former player was indeed stabbed.
A statement from the police read: “On December 20 next time at 05:00 a police mobile arrives at Arenas de José Ignacio, Secc Jurisdiction where they request support from emergency services. When the police arrived, there was VICTIM Ezequiel IVAN LAVEZZI, who was injured and was being treated… Dr. Agustini, who diagnosed a fractured shoulder blade and transferred him to Sanatorio Cantegril. It is unknown at the moment how the injury occurred, he was at a party.”
Former Argentina international Lavezzi retired from football in 2019 after spending three years with Chinese side Hebei China Fortune. The attacker, now 38, enjoyed spells with Napoli and PSG after leaving his homeland, where he started his career with Estudiantes and San Lorenzo.
