VIDEO: Soccer player fatally injured

VIDEO: Soccer player fatally injured

A soccer player in the fifth division in Argentina has died from an injury sustained while playing in a match earlier this month.

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Emanuel Ortega of San Martin de Burzaco suffered a skull fracture during their match against Juventud Unida.

Ortega, who was 21, crashed into a concrete wall next to the pitch.

Ortega had surgery on what was a double skull fracture.

Sadly the injury proved fatal.

We have footage of the incident that caused the head injury below.

WARNING - The footage may upset sensitive viewers.

(File Photo: Gallo Images)

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