Atlético Argentino de Quilmes club announced that Benicio Farji, the boy who was in a coma after a handball goalpost fell on his head, died this Thursday morning. The accident occurred on Tuesday night when the 9-year-old, who was a children's basketball player at the club, was playing with friends and climbed onto the goalpost, which fell on him, hitting his head. Benicio Farji Urgently, the minor was admitted to the Isidoro Iriarte Hospital in Quilmes with a severe head injury, otorhinolaryngeal hemorrhage, and cardiorespiratory arrest. Once stabilized, he was transferred to El Cruce Hospital in Florencio Varela. However, on Thursday at noon, Benicio's condition worsened and he died, according to the Argentine News Agency. In this context, the club's authorities issued a statement on social networks expressing their grief over the child's death: "Atlético Argentino de Quilmes club informs its associates of the regrettable death of young Benicio Farji, a member of our children's basketball team, which occurred today." "We accompany his family, friends, and teammates in this difficult moment, expressing our most sincere condolences for the irreparable loss of Benicio," they stated. In light of this news, they added that "club activities are suspended until Monday, November 3rd, inclusive."
