Eriksen undergoes heart surgery and leaves hospital

The Danish Football Association announced that its international player Christian Eriksen was discharged from Copenhagen hospital on Friday after "successful surgery", six days after suffering a heart attack during the match against Finland in the European Cup.

The Italian Inter player, who was also able to visit his colleagues at their training camp north of the Danish capital, said in a statement that "the process went well and I am in good shape given the circumstances."

Eriksen, who will join his family, thanked "the countless messages, it has been a wonderful thing to live and feel."

Ericsson's doctors announced Thursday that a pacemaker will be installed inside the body of the 29-year-old Danish playmaker, which sends electrical impulses when the heart rate is too slow, in order to avoid cardiac arrest. In addition to this function, it can also handle very fast heartbeats.

Eriksen suddenly fell to the ground when he was receiving the ball from a close throw before the half-time match against Finland in Copenhagen with his eyes wide.

His colleagues formed a circle around him, and some of them seemed to cry.

And about 15 minutes after his fall, when the result indicated a negative tie, the player was taken out on a stretcher in shocking scenes, accompanied by a medical device and the Denmark team players, who seemed to be greatly affected.

The match stopped for about an hour and a half before it was completed and ended with a surprise victory for Finland 1-0, and the latter was playing its first major tournament in its history.

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