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'I thought I'd die': Atalanta coach Gasperini reveals he had coronavirus at Valencia
Jun 3, 2020
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini revealed Sunday he thought he would die as he suffered coronavirus symptoms when the Italian team played their Champions League match against Valencia in March.
Gasperini told the Gazzetta Dello Sport that he was sick when Atalanta beat Valencia 4-3 behind closed doors at the Mestalla stadium on March 10, to reach the quarter-finals with an 8-4 aggregate victory.
"The day before the Valencia game I was sick, the afternoon of the game worse. I didn't look good on the bench," said Gasperini.
"It was March 10. The following two nights in Zingonia (Atalanta's training centre) I slept little. I didn't have a fever, but I felt shattered, like I had one at 40 (degrees).
"An ambulance passed every two minutes. There is a hospital nearby. It seemed like a war zone. At night I thought: 'if I go in there, what happens to me'?
"I can't go now, I have so many things to do ... I was saying it jokingly, to lighten things. But I really thought so."
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Gasperini, 62, said he was never swabbed as he had not suffered from a fever, but 10 days ago serological tests confirmed he had COVID-19.
"I have antibodies, which does not mean that I am now immune," he added.
Valencia said on Sunday that they were "surprised" to see Gasperini say he was "aware of suffering symptoms theoretically compatible with those of coronavirus, without taking preventive measures".
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