The mystery of Ronaldo's 1998 World Cup seizure is decoded
The "alien" had a seizure before the final match with the French team, indirectly leading to Brazil's 0-3 defeat. There have been many conspiracy theories put forward, but what is the truth?
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Ronaldo's seizure before the 1998 World Cup final was kept secret for 14 years, until 2012, an Italian cardiology professor discovered that he actually had heart failure and luckily escaped death while still playing.
Professor Bruno Caru, former president of the Italian Sports Cardiology Association, said he spent a lot of effort researching the records collected by Dr. Piero Volpi - doctor of Inter Milan Club 13 years ago. He also conducted many witness interviews about the incident where Ronaldo fainted in the hotel before the World Cup final.
According to Caru, the Brazilian striker had a heart problem, not epilepsy as diagnosed. "At that time, Ronaldo was lying in bed watching F1 and his heart rate dropped. He had a seizure and then fainted," Caru said in an interview on Friday.
According to the professor, due to misdiagnosis, the doctors responsible for the physical fitness of the Brazilian team gave Ronaldo epilepsy medicine instead of heart medicine.
"Records show that Ronaldo's heart rate at that time was 18 times per minute - an extremely dangerous level. Doctors gave him epilepsy medicine instead of heart medicine. That was a mistake that caused Ronaldo to not play well. in the final".
Allowing him to enter the field of play was the next wrong decision of the team of doctors. Ronaldo was fortunate to not have any incidents in the final, but a patient like him who had just suffered a heart failure should not have been allowed to compete.
Ronaldo started the match in the final but was not physically fit and played lacklusterly. As a result, the Brazilian team suffered a 0-3 defeat to the French team, thereby missing the opportunity to reach the top of the world for the 5th time.
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