Gago will soon be able to resume physical activity after suffering a heart attack and undergoing surgery

The coach of the Universidad de Chile, the Argentine Fernando Gago, He will be able to resume physical activity shortly after suffering a myocardial infarction and undergoing surgery in Santiago last Friday, as reported in the last few hours by the medical center where he is admitted.

The former soccer player, who is currently 40 years old, was admitted on June 19 “presenting an acute myocardial infarction,” which led doctors to perform “an angioplasty” to treat “coronary heart disease caused by the obstruction of an intermediate arterial section, which is key for adequate irrigation of the heart,” confirmed the German Clinic in the Chilean capital in a statement.

To ‘Pintita’ A stent was implanted to “reestablish normal blood flow.”

According to the medical center, the Argentine coach “is in good spirits” and will soon begin “his cardiac rehabilitation, which consists of progressively resuming physical activity.”

After the triumph of University of Chile In a rescheduled Chilean League match 2-0 against O’Higgins at the National Stadium in Santiago, Gago showed some symptoms during his press appearance, which led to the former soccer player for the Argentine Boca Juniors and Vélez Sarsfield, the Spanish Real Madrid and Valencia, and the Italian Roma being hospitalized to undergo “a series of cardiovascular tests,” as the club indicated on social media.

It was a duel pending date 13, since the championship is in recess, and with which the ‘U’ catapulted to third position in the table, with 24 points, two behind Universidad Católica and 12 points behind the leader, Colo Colo.

For the Chile Cup match, which this Sunday the university team must play against Santiago Wanderers, it will be directed by its assistant, also former soccer player Fabricio Coloccini.

Gago joined the University of Chile team last March after spending time on the benches of the Argentine Aldosivi, Racing Club and Boca Juniors and the Mexicans Guadalajara and Necaxa.