Omar Pérez suffers heart attack, hospitalised in Colombia and now stable | OneFootball

Omar Pérez suffered a heart attack this Thursday in Colombia and had to be urgently attended to after experiencing severe chest pain. The former midfielder, a two-time Copa Libertadores champion with Boca, was taken to the Marly Clinic in Bogotá, where he was stabilized and remains hospitalized with a favorable prognosis.

According to reports from his circle, the former player had a stent placed and his recovery is positive. He will remain under observation for five days while tests are conducted to determine the causes of the cardiac episode.

Pérez, retired from professional football since 2019, is residing in Colombia, where he is involved in projects related to gastronomy and a football academy. The episode occurred a day after his son Franco's debut in Boca's Reserve team.

Having emerged from Boca's youth divisions, he was part of the team that won two Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup. His most notable period was at Independiente Santa Fe, where he became an idol and is the most successful player in the club's history.

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