Overview

• Santino López collapsed without contact during a game at Ilusión del Norte in Sebastián Elcano against Club Social y Deportivo.
• He was rushed to the municipal hospital with his mother and a nurse, where resuscitation attempts failed and physicians noted a cardiorespiratory arrest.
• The Deán Funes Instruction Prosecutor’s Office, led by Dra. Analía Cepede, ordered an autopsy to determine the precise cause of death.
• The death brings the recent tally of unexpected fatalities in Córdoba to five in roughly three weeks, including three adolescents during physical activity.
• A 57-year-old man also died while playing in Villa Dolores the same day, as clubs and leagues issued condolences and encouraged CPR and first-aid training.