Futre, ill at his mother’s funeral: the Portuguese is in hospital

Difficult moments for the former Portuguese footballer.

Portugal anxious for Paulo Futre. The former Portuguese footballer, who has a past in Italy with the shirts of Milan and Reggiana, was hospitalized, as reported by record.pt, in hospital for investigations following an illness after his mother’s funeral.

The Portuguese champion, evidently tried for difficult days, warned after the funeral ceremony of the symptoms that immediately recommended the transport and hospitalization for checks. According to the reconstructions, Futre complained of pains and symptoms that would have alarmed those close to him that he feared a stroke or a heart attack. Called for help, Futre reached the Barreiro hospital, on the south bank of the Tagus, and was subsequently transferred to the Santa Maria hospital in Lisbon. According to what was leaked, it would be a cardiovascular problem that will be investigated in the next few hours through specific instrumental tests.

No official information has emerged on the conditions but pending the first medical bulletins, the first testimonies collected by the Iberian chroniclers seem reassuring anyway. Futre has not lost consciousness and will be subjected to all the necessary tests to discover any problems or otherwise rule them out. The news obviously shook all sports and non-sporting Portugal, which admired the champion’s exploits 41 times with the national team, after wearing the jerseys of all three main Portuguese teams: Benfica, Porto and Sporting Lisbon. Futre also left great memories in Madrid, where he spent the best years of his career between 1987 and 1993 before returning and also covering the role of sporting director.

The president of the League, Pedro Proença, has already sent a message of encouragement. “Life has played a bad joke in Paulo Futre. It was with great apprehension that we learned about the state of health of our Paulo who was one of the best players in the history of Portuguese football. For my part and on behalf of La Liga I send a great a strong hug to our Paulo, with the absolute certainty that he will dribble fate just as he overtook his opponents on the pitch. Come on, Paulinho! “.