Sergio Aguero has opened up about how he felt when he suffered from chest pains that finally ended his profession.
The Argentine left Manchester City in 2021 after ten years on the Etihad Stadium, cementing himself as a membership and Premier League legend. At the age of 33, he joined Barcelona on a free switch however would play solely 5 video games earlier than he was pressured to retire after being recognized with a coronary heart drawback.
Aguero was making simply his second begin for Barcelona in opposition to Alaves within the Camp Nou, when throughout the first-half, the sport needed to be halted so Aguero might obtain remedy after he suffered chest pains and dizziness.
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Speaking to Clank Media, Aguero described the sensation as he knew one thing was frighteningly flawed, he mentioned: “I felt like I was drowning, I didn’t feel pain. I had a lot of pressure in my head. I figured it was because I was physically ill and I thought: ‘S***, I’m so bad.’”
He added: “I jumped for a header. They went to counter and I began to get dizzy. I felt like I used to be going to faint and I wished to relax. I wished to say one thing and the phrases didn’t come out. I grabbed the hand of the Alaves captain as if to say: ‘Stop the sport.’ He began screaming they usually stopped the sport.”
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“When I calmed down, I felt like my coronary heart began beating quicker. That’s the place the arrhythmia assault caught me. Per week earlier than it had occurred to me in coaching but it surely had solely been for 20 seconds.”
Aguero remained sidelined for the next weeks and was recognized with cardiac arrhythmia. He was initially advised to relaxation for 3 months however determined to retire in December 2021, holding an emotional press convention attended by his former City boss Pep Guardiola, the place he was unable to carry again the tears.