Retired Uruguay international goalkeeper Ladislao Mazurkiewicz has died aged 67 following a short respiratory illness.
The news was confirmed through the former Penarol shot-stopper's Twitter account. A week ago, he was suffering from breathing problems which meant he was admitted to hospital as his condition worsened.
Mazurkiewicz was considered to be one among the finest goalkeepers in the world and his performance in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico epitomised what he was capable of with his displays between the sticks ensuring the South Americans would go as far as the last four in Brazil.