WOJCIECH SZCZESNY was left in tears as he was subbed off for Juventus against Sporting after reportedly suffering heart palpitations.
The former Arsenal goalkeeper took no chances as he started to feel chest pains and immediately called for a substitution.
Team-mate Manuel Locatelli was first on the scene when the Pole put his hand on his chest, and immediately alerted the medics.
Szczesny made a string of good saves to keep Juventus level against their Portuguese opponents in the first half.
But as a result of his chest issue he had to be replaced by Mattia Perin.
Thankfully, Juventus later sent out a brief tweet confirming that at first indication, the goalkeeper appears to be fine.
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The club wrote: “After a first check, everything is ok for Tek.”
And opponents Sporting tweeted “Força, Szczęsny”, or “stay strong”.
Goal Italia state that Szczesny reported an increased heart rate and shortage of breath when he came off.
After being substituted, he was immediately sent to the Juventus medical centre for checks, where the electrocardiogram result came back negative.
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However, he is set to undergo further tests tomorrow.
Szczesny spent eight years at Arsenal, where he came through the academy, before spending two years on loan at Roma in 2015 and joining Juve permanently in 2017.
Football has been rocked by a number of heart scares in recent years.
In horrifying scenes, Christian Eriksen collapsed live on TV during a Euro 2020 clash against Finland.
The Dane was then forced to take time out of the game as Italian regulations did not permit him to play with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, which he had inserted following the incident.
He then rebuilt his career in a six-month spell at Brentford and is now thriving at Man Utd.
But Man City legend Sergio Aguero was forced to retire aged just 33
He was diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia after being taken to hospital with breathing difficulties during a Barcelona game.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
