Fabrice Muamba regresó el miércoles al estadio de Bolton y rompió a llorar al saludar a los aficionados del club, apenas siete semanas después que el futbolista sufrió un infarto en pleno partido.
El volante recibió una ovación de pie previo al partido de Bolton contra Tottenham, el mismo equipo que enfrentaba cuando se desplomó.
“Como deseo estar jugando hoy”, dijo Muamba.
Tras saludar a la afición, Muamba se dirigió a la tribuna para alentar a su club.
El corazón de Muamba dejó de latir durante 78 minutos el 17 de marzo, pero la intervención de un cardiólogo, que salió de su asiento entre los hinchas de Tottenham para darle tratamiento, le ayudó a salvar la vida.
Se recuperó rápidamente y fue dado de alto de un hospital de Londres el 16 de abril.
Bolton Wanderers' English midfielder Fabrice Muamba reacts as he walks on the pitch before the English Premier League football match between Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at the Reebok stadium, Bolton, north-west England on May 2, 2012. Muamba, 24, is making his first public visit to the stadium after suffering a cardiac arrest during his team's FA Cup quarter-final match against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on March 17. After collapsing on the pitch the former England Under 21 player was technically dead for 78 minutes and unconscious for three days and then spent several weeks recovering in hospital. AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLIS RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or live services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
Fabrice Muamba lloró al recibir homenaje en su estadio. AFP
Bolton Wanderers' English midfielder Fabrice Muamba reacts as he walks on the pitch before the English Premier League football match between Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at the Reebok stadium, Bolton, north-west England on May 2, 2012. Muamba, 24, is making his first public visit to the stadium after suffering a cardiac arrest during his team's FA Cup quarter-final match against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on March 17. After collapsing on the pitch the former England Under 21 player was technically dead for 78 minutes and unconscious for three days and then spent several weeks recovering in hospital. AFP PHOTO/PAUL ELLIS RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or live services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
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