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Romanian national coach hospitalized following collapse in pre-match warm-up ahead of Slovakia fixture, per latest

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Romanian national team manager Mircea Lucescu has been rushed into a hospital after collapsing during training sessions prior to the upcoming match against Slovenia, with latest reports from midday confirming he is in stable condition following his sudden illness at age eighty years old according to multiple sources including Mirror.co.uk reporting on March 29th around noon UTC+1.

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    Mircea Lucescu, the Romanian national football team coach at age 80, was hospitalized after collapsing during Sunday morning practice.
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    The collapse occurred while he led a pre-match meeting with his squad ahead of an upcoming friendly against Slovakia on Tuesday. Medical staff provided first aid before transporting him to St John's Hospital in Bucharest where doctors confirmed stable condition.
Mar 29 Romanian national team manager Mircea Lucescu, aged 80 and in stable condition after collapsing during training.

Mircea Lucescu has collapsed in front of his players during Sunday morning practice at the national team base, and was rushed to hospital.

— [Mar 29, 16:17] Le sélectionneur de l'eîquipe de football roumaine... (Feeds.leparisien.fr)

Mircea Lucescu suffered a major health scare while leading Romania's training session ahead of their friendly match against Slovakia.

— [Mar 29, 13:54] Vor Match gegen Slowakei:... (Tagesspiegel.de)