A mass of football stars and thousands of fans attended the funeral of Antonio Puerta, which took place on Wednesday.
Thousands mourn the loss of the young Spaniard
A mass of football stars and thousands of fans attended the funeral of Antonio Puerta, which took place on Wednesday.
Puerta died three days after collapsing on the field during Sevilla's match with Getafe.
The 22-year-old lost consciousness and fell near his own goal on Saturday, and then collapsed again in the changing rooms.
He was taken to an intensive care unit for treatment and Sevilla later announced he had suffered a heart attack.
On Tuesday it was confirmed that Puerta, who earned one cap for Spain, had died.
A crowd estimated to be around 20,000 packed the streets outside Sevilla's Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium, where a funeral chapel had been set up so that people could pay their last respects to Puerta.
Among the mourners were scores of figures from the world of football, including Puerta's Sevilla team-mates.
Friends and former team-mates of the 22-year-old gathered to pay their respects, including Julio Baptista, Kepa Blanco, Javier Saviola, Raul, Guti, Carles Puyol, Sergio Ramos, Raul Tamudo and Ariza Makukula.
The entire Real Betis squad also attended, were all present, among many others.
Following the mass, Puerta's coffin was carried out by his relations and Sevilla team-mates to the awaiting hearse as the crowd applauded and chanted 'Puerta our friend, we are with you'.
