SAN JOSE — A team beset by life-altering circumstances this year got another blow during a pregame meal just before the Earthquakes faced Atlanta United FC in a July 4 matchup.
Teammate Matheus Silva was in intensive care in a Reno hospital after nearly drowning in Lake Tahoe that morning, general manager Jesse Fioranelli announced.
“One moment you’re Snapchatting him then the next time you hear about him he’s in a coma,” midfielder Tommy Thompson said.
The Quakes players and executives remained dazed Friday although Silva awoke from the coma and is progressing since being rescued at Zephyr Cove Resort in South Lake Tahoe after a dawn swim.