A promising 13-year-old football talent, Ernesto Ricardo Salomon, tragically collapsed and died after colliding with another player during a talent scouting match.
The incident occurred while he was playing for the Pumas de Tres Valles youth team A in a scouting match to recruit talented footballers. The collision took place on November 8th in the community of Papaloapan, in the city of Tierra Blanca, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.
Following the collision, Ernesto Ricardo Salomon, also known as Neto, lost consciousness and collapsed, prompting the match to be halted.
Despite efforts by his parents, who were coaching and refereeing, as well as other spectators to resuscitate him, he unfortunately did not survive.