Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas 'stable and well' after heart attack
01st May 2019
Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas is "stable and well" after suffering a heart attack in training, Porto have confirmed.
The 37-year-old suffered an acute myocardial infarction this morning at the PortoGaia Training Center in Olival.
The session was immediately suspended as Casillas was rushed to the Hospital CUF in the city, before the club later confirmed the heart problem had been "solved".
The 167-time capped Spain international, who turns 38 later this month, signed a new deal with the Portuguese club in March.
Casillas has been with Porto since 2015, having spent the entirety of his career until that point with Real Madrid, impressing this season as the side aim to retain their Primeira Liga title.
Porto are currently second in the table, two points behind Benfica with three games remaining as well as a cup final clash against Sporting Lisbon scheduled for May 25.
The side were knocked out of the Champions League 6-1 on aggregate by Liverpool in the quarter-final stage last month.
However, as well as winning the Champions League three times while at the Bernabeu, Casillas became the keeper with the most penalty saves in the competition when he kept out Lokomotiv Moscow's Manuel Fernandes during a group-stage encounter earlier in the competition.
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