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Atlético de Madrid member dies on entering the Metropolitano
He suffered cardiac arrest in the build-up to the match against Deportivo
Rubén Uría reads the club's statement on the death of a member
Live on air, Rubén Uría reads out the club's statement: a season-ticket-holding member died after suffering cardiac arrest as he entered the stadium. Alberto Carballo reflects that everything else now becomes secondary.
The mood of the night shifts in an instant. Live on air, Rubén Uría reads out the tweet Atlético de Madrid have just published: a season-ticket-holding member has died after suffering cardiac arrest as he was entering the stadium in the build-up to the match. The club's medical staff did everything they could to revive him, without success.
Visibly shaken, Rubén sends a big embrace to his family and loved ones. There is nothing more terrible, he says, than going to watch your team and having your heart stop, and he bids him farewell hoping he is already up in the 'tercer anfiteatro', the stadium's top tier.
Alberto Carballo adds that news like this brings you back down to earth: the Julián situation and everything else become secondary. Football, he reminds listeners, should be something that brings hope, stirs emotions and unites people, and he deeply mourns the loss.