'Prognosis remains guarded' - Serie A's Trepy on ventilator
August 18, 2026 15:17
Cagliari forward Yael Trepy, 20, remains in hospital after losing consciousness in a swimming pool at a villa in Sardinia and being airlifted to medical care on Sunday. He is being kept sedated and supported by a ventilator at the Santissima Annunziata Civil Hospital in Sassari.
The club published the hospital's update saying Trepy is currently fever free and that his respiratory function has shown improvement compared with his condition on arrival. The statement added that if progress continues, doctors will gradually reduce the level of sedation.
KEY CONTEXT
BBC Sport has been told Trepy was in the pool with friends and is believed to have got into difficulty after reaching water deep enough that he could not touch the bottom. Cagliari had the weekend off after beating Arezzo 1-0 in the Coppa Italia on Friday; Trepy played 54 minutes in that match.
Trepy scored once in eight Serie A appearances last season. He joined Cagliari’s academy in 2022 after beginning his youth career with Parisian side US Créteil-Lusitanos.
WHY IT MATTERS
Trepy is a young member of Cagliari’s squad who featured in the club’s recent cup match, so his medical condition removes an available option for the team while he is being treated. The hospital update gives indication of stabilisation — notably no fever and improved respiratory function — but he remains sedated and ventilated, so the situation is still medically serious.
WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
- Official medical updates from Santissima Annunziata Civil Hospital or Cagliari on Trepy’s condition and any changes to sedation and ventilatory support.
- Confirmation or more detail about the circumstances in the pool, beyond the initial reporting that he may have reached a part of the pool where he could not touch bottom.
KEY FACTS
- Yael Trepy, 20, lost consciousness in a villa swimming pool in Sardinia and was airlifted to hospital on Sunday.
- He is being treated at Santissima Annunziata Civil Hospital in Sassari, sedated and on a ventilator.
- Hospital statement says he is currently fever free and his respiratory function has improved since admission.
- If improvement continues, clinicians plan a gradual reduction in sedation.
- Trepy played 54 minutes in Cagliari’s 1-0 Coppa Italia win over Arezzo on the Friday before the incident.
- He scored once in eight Serie A appearances last season and joined Cagliari’s academy in 2022 from US Créteil-Lusitanos.