Fiorentina director of sport Daniele Pradè describes his harrowing experience with COVID-19. ‘I brought the virus into my home and my in-laws spent 30 days in hospital.’
The Viola stopped naming the players and members of staff who tested positive for the coronavirus, but Pradè confessed to Sky Sport Italia that he was one of those badly affected.
Fiorentina director of sport Daniele Pradè describes his harrowing experience with COVID-19. ‘I brought the virus into my home and my in-laws spent 30 days in hospital.’
The Viola stopped naming the players and members of staff who tested positive for the coronavirus, but Pradè confessed to Sky Sport Italia that he was one of those badly affected.
“I experienced COVID-19 first-hand,” he said. “In fact, nine members of my family got ill and I brought the virus into my home. It hit my wife, my daughter, my in-laws and nephews.
“The worst of it was for my in-laws, who I was genuinely frightened for. They were in hospital for 30 days, fortunately they were at the Spallanzani, one of the best clinics in the world for this virus.
“This virus is sneaky, it’s a bastard. You can’t even get out of bed, you have a high fever, sweat, cough, diarrhoea. And it becomes genuinely scary when you see those around you getting ill too and even an ambulance coming to take away your in-laws…
“Fortunately, we all recovered and I will always be a spokesman for the measures we must take to prevent the spread of coronavirus.”
It was announced today that Serie A will resume group training from Monday, with an aim to start playing again from June 13.
“When you have the right precautions, you know that you can get back on track,” continued Pradè.
“I am the first to say we should make football a vehicle for the new lifestyle, because we are all going to have to live with the threat of this virus.”