Uruguayan footballer Izquierdo dies after mid-game collapse

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Uruguayan footballer Juan Izquierdo died on Tuesday, five days after collapsing on the pitch during a Copa Libertadores match. He was 27.

Uruguayan top-flight club Nacional, whom Izquierdo joined in January, confirmed the news in a statement on its official website.

"With the deepest pain and shock in our hearts, Club Nacional de Football announces the death of our belo