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Sergio Rico, substitute goalkeeper of PSG, seriously injured following a fall from a horse

Spanish goalkeeper Sergio Rico, here in October 2022 in Lisbon before a Champions League game between PSG and Benfica.

Sergio Rico, substitute goalkeeper for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), has been hospitalized following a riding accident in Andalusia, southern Spain, the football club announced on Sunday (May 28th). “He is in serious condition”said one of the PSG spokespersons, without going into detail on the circumstances of the tragedy.

Sergio Rico was transported by helicopter to Virgen del Rocio hospital in Seville, where he was placed on life support, according to local television channel Canal Sur. He would suffer from a traumatic brain injury.

The Spanish international (selected once in the national team) was on the bench, Saturday evening, in Strasbourg, during the match which crowned the PSG champion of France, for the eleventh time in its history. Arrived in the capital in 2019, from Sevilla FC, the 29-year-old player played twenty-four games with the club.

The World with AFP

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