Published on: 14/04/2024 – 22:30Altered: 14/04/2024 – 22:36

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Ivory Coast international Evan Ndicka collapsed in the 70th minute of the match between Udinese and AS Roma on Sunday, April 14, complaining of severe pain in his heart. His teammates immediately called the club’s medical staff, who were soon joined by emergency services equipped with a defibrillator.

Ndicka, who according to images broadcast by the DAZN platform always remained conscious, was quickly evacuated on a stretcher, giving a thumbs up to indicate that he was doing well. According to the Gazzetta dello Sport website, the player will remain under observation in a hospital in Udine, where he was visited by his coach Daniele De Rossi and his captain Lorenzo Pellegrini before their departure for Rome. According to the sports newspaper, the latest examinations rule out that he had a heart attack.

The interruption of the match was welcomed by the supporters

After long minutes of discussion with the AS Roma staff, the match referee decided to stop the match, a decision that was greeted with applause from the spectators at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine. The score was then 1-1 between both teams.

According to the regulations of the Italian football league, the match will resume in the 72nd minute at a date yet to be determined. Normally the end of the match takes place twenty-four hours after the stoppage, but AS Roma are due to play the Europa League quarter-final against AC Milan on April 18. The club from the Italian capital is currently 5th in Serie A and Udinese is in 15th place.

Evan Ndicka trained with Auxerre in France at the age of 24 before joining AS Roma last summer after five seasons in Frankfurt. The defender, who won the African Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast on February 11, played his 19th championship match of the season.