Drama in Italy: player collapses with chest pain, taken by ambulance | OneFootball

This Saturday (14), Napoli came from behind to defeat Lecce 2-1 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, in the 29th round of the 2025/26 Serie A.

However, the match was marked by a tense moment when Lecce's forward Lameck Banda put his hand on his chest near the sideline and collapsed onto the pitch.

Antonio Conte, Napoli's coach, was the first to notice the worrying situation. He entered the field to help Banda and called the referee's attention.

Banda remained conscious throughout the first aid provided by the medical teams of Napoli and Lecce. He was taken by ambulance to Cardarelli Hospital in Naples, where he is under observation for further tests.

🥺 Concern Around the World

In 2021, the world was shocked when Eriksen collapsed on the pitch and "died for five minutes" during the Euros while playing for Denmark.

In Brazil, Izquierdo of Nacional, Uruguay, suffered a cardiac arrest at MorumBIS while playing against São Paulo and passed away at the hospital.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

📸 Francesco Pecoraro - 2026 Getty Images