The PSG goalkeeper is hospitalized in Seville following a serious riding accident. His state of health would be considered “worrying”.
Sergio Rico is in serious condition. Sunday May 28, the Spanish doorman of PSG had a very serious horse accident, plunging him into a very worrying state. The latest official news relayed by the Sevillian hospital indicates on Tuesday that the goalkeeper’s state of health is stable. “The patient is still admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, after suffering a head injury, says the establishment. He is being cared for by intensive medicine specialists and continues under sedation. His general condition is stable, in seriousness. He is still awaiting the clinical evolution in the next few days.”
This Tuesday, May 30, Sergio Rico’s wife posted a moving, but also disturbing message, asking him not to leave her alone. “Thank you for all your love towards us. Sergio has a lot of people praying for him and he is very strong. I have no words to describe how I feel.” For the time being, it is difficult to know what the exact state of health of the Spanish goalkeeper is. His wife also requests respect for his privacy by not giving false information about his state of health.
What we know about the accident
Sergio Rico was present on Saturday May 27 in Strasbourg for the coronation of PSG and had the authorization of the club to go to Spain just after. Report claims the incident happened at 9am when a runaway horse collided with the animal the 29-year-old was riding. The emergency services would have quickly intervened to take care of Sergio Rico, helicoptered to the Virgen del Rocio hospital in Seville due, according to the Spanish media, to a trauma to the head. “He traveled yesterday evening (Saturday) from Strasbourg to Malaga and from there to El Rocio, with the permission of the club with the victory of PSG in Ligue 1. After just over an hour and a half in the company of his family and friends, he was on his way to the pontifical mass next to the hermitage when he had an incident with a mule cart and a runaway horse,” the press release said. TeamYouFirst