Málaga remembers goalkeeper José Antonio Gallardo's death in similar incident

Málaga remembers goalkeeper José Antonio Gallardo, who died in 1987 after a collision during a match, as Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel dies from a similar incident.

Málaga marked the 40th anniversary of goalkeeper José Antonio Gallardo's death on Tuesday, drawing parallels to the recent fatal collision involving Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel. Gallardo, born in Torremolinos, suffered a clash with Celta striker Baltazar during a match at Balaídos on 21 December 1986. He returned to Málaga for initial examination but fell into a coma due to cerebral haemorrhage from the facial impact and died on 15 January 1987 at age 25.

De Miguel died following a collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during a LaLiga Hypermotion match on Monday at Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium. Málaga has honoured Gallardo for several years by naming gate 13 at La Rosaleda after him. The club's squad and coaching staff observed a minute's silence before Tuesday's training session in memory of De Miguel, and Málaga issued a statement of condolence to the player's family, teammates, and Tenerife.