Dani Osvaldo in intensive care after serious pleural effusion | OneFootball

Pablo Daniel Osvaldo, the former FC Porto striker, is in intensive care at a hospital in Llavallol, Buenos Aires, Argentina, after a severe pleural effusion in his right lung that required surgery.

According to O Jogo, the 40-year-old was found at home by his sister in poor health and was admitted on Thursday night.

His prognosis is described as guarded.

A pleural effusion is an excessive build-up of fluid in the pleural space between the lung and its outer membrane, the pleura.

Capped 14 times by Argentina, Osvaldo played for Huracán, Atalanta, Lecce, Fiorentina, Bologna, Espanyol, Roma, Southampton, Juventus, Inter, Boca Juniors, FC Porto in the first half of 2015/16, and Banfield.

Source: O Jogo

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