Uruguayan footballer Juan Izquierdo has died at the age of 27 after collapsing on the pitch during a Copa Libertadores fixture.

Club Nacional confirmed on social media that their defender suffered an irregular heartbeat during their match against Sao Paulo at Estadio do Morumbi on Thursday, August 22. He had been being treated in an intensive care unit in a Sao Paulo hospital since his collapse.

Izquierdo was married and had two children.

“It is with deepest pain and shock in our hearts that Club Nacional de Football announces the passing of our beloved player Juan Izquierdo,” Club Nacional wrote on social media.

“We express our sincere condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and loved ones. All of Nacional is mourning his irreparable loss.

“RIP. Juan, you will be with us forever.”