Sinisa Mihajlovic returned to training today with Bologna just days after he was released from hospital for leukaemia treatment and celebrated with a special lunch.
The coach was originally diagnosed with the illness in July 2019 and recovered following chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant.
There were signs in his blood tests that the leukaemia was returning, so he went back into the Sant’Orsola clinic for six weeks of further treatment.
Today was his first day back at the training ground with his Bologna players and they celebrated with a special barbecue open-air lunch with everyone together.
Mihajlovic kept in constant touch with his staff from hospital and Bologna are unbeaten since this second stage of treatment began.
The squad also visited under his hospital window last week, in which he congratulated them for the comeback Serie A victory over Inter.
It remains to be seen whether doctors will give the all-clear for the coach to sit on the bench in this weekend’s Serie A game against Venezia at the Stadio Penzo.
The boss back on the training pitch ☺️❤️💙#WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/2KaXCvH6OB
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