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Former Roma defender Leandro Castan spoke a couple of considerably unlucky outburst by the then Giallorossi coach Luciano Spalletti following a critical sickness.
The previous Brazilian defender, who performed for Roma from 2012 to 2018, with loans to Sampdoria, Torino, and Cagliari, spoke to Corriere della Sera, retracing the horrible moments that noticed him identified with a mind tumor whereas he was on the peak of his profession with the Giallorossi:
The tragedy occurred within the fifteenth minute of the Empoli-Roma match on September 13, 2014.
“In these quarter-hour, my profession ended,” Castan informed Corriere della Sera. “Part of me died. In the course of the warm-up, I felt discomfort in my flexor. On the finish of the primary half, Maicon warned Rudi Garcia: ‘Castan isn’t effectively.’ I used to be substituted. I left the pitch, ceaselessly. Once I bought dwelling, I began to really feel unwell. The subsequent morning, issues bought worse; I used to be dizzy. I believed I used to be going to die.”
“I had no management over my physique. It was horrible. I needed to return to being the identical as earlier than, I couldn’t settle for that I couldn’t do it. It was killing me. Rudi Garcia at all times protected me, like a second father. I struggled extra with Spalletti. I had simply come again from surgical procedure. Earlier than the match in opposition to Hellas, he known as me into the workplace and informed me he needed to see the previous Castan once more. ‘Okay, however I must play,’ was my response. Towards Verona, I returned to the beginning lineup, however performed certainly one of my worst video games.”
“Within the following days, he known as me again to the workplace, displaying me a photograph of Frosinone. ‘That is your stage, you may’t play right here. You received’t play with me anymore.’ My world collapsed. Now? I like being on the pitch, smelling the grass, connecting with the blokes. My second isn’t over but. There’s one other life in soccer for Leandro Castan. I attempted to avoid the ball, however I couldn’t.”
