Alexandre, a player for Sampaio Corrêa, who suffered a seizure on the field during the match against Palmeiras at Maracanã, had already gone through moments of great distress. In January 2024, while experiencing the best moment of his career, Alexandre was involved in a serious motorcycle accident. On his way home in Saquarema, after a game against Botafogo, a car collided with the motorcycle he was riding, resulting in severe injuries that put him at risk of becoming quadriplegic. The Brazilian was forced to wear a neck brace for months and undergo a long recovery process. A year later, the midfielder returned to competition in Sampaio Corrêa's victory over Botafogo (2-1), which, ironically, had been the opponent before he suffered the accident. Lucas Vargas, the doctor for Sampaio Corrêa, shared a video on social media this Sunday regarding Alexandre's health status. A post shared by Lucas Vargas (@drlucas.vargas) "Seizures can occur during physical exercise due to epilepsy, hypoglycemia, electrolyte disturbances, dehydration, hyponatremia, or some type of trauma during the match, which was not the case for him. The priority was to ensure safety, protect the head, keep him in a lateral position, try to time it, provide oxygen, and not introduce any object into the oral cavity, nor any type of liquid medication. He has a habit of playing with a chewing gum in his mouth, and my main concern was to try to remove it, as it posed a choking risk that could lead to hypoxia and even cardiorespiratory arrest," he began. "Alexandre experienced temporary amnesia but was quickly taken to Hospital Quinta D'or, where he received excellent care. He then remembered everything, even the warm-up period. The most important thing is that Alexandre is well, stable, and undergoing tests to rule out anything serious and to identify what happened," he concluded.
In January The Brazilian remains central to this story.
In January The Brazilian remains central to this story.
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