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Oscar Stabilized After Cardiac Episode During São Paulo Fitness Test

Reports in Brazil say he is weighing retirement following an earlier detected cardiac anomaly.

Overview

  • The 34-year-old collapsed during a supervised exercise-bike assessment with São Paulo and was unconscious for about two minutes, according to local reports.
  • Club staff and a Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein team on site provided immediate care before an ambulance transfer to the hospital.
  • He was admitted to intensive care and underwent exams including an MRI, with his condition now reported as stable under observation.
  • Oscar had been under heightened surveillance since August after doctors identified a cardiac anomaly following a vertebral fracture.
  • Brazilian outlet Globo reports he could end his playing career and seek an amicable termination of his recently signed three-year contract.