A serious illness forces an Italian star to retire at the age of 26!

Former Juventus and Atalanta player Simone Muratori announced his permanent retirement from football despite reaching the age of 26 due to suffering from a serious illness.

The player published a statement through his accounts on social media platforms, in which he said: “Three years have passed since that day (October 10, 2021), and the news was surprising, and it changed my life and the lives of those around me after I learned that I had the disease. Moments of thought, questions, and anger.”

He added: “I did not shed a single tear. I always tried to appear strong in the eyes of others, from the day I heard the news until the night of the operation, in the room with my mother, the strongest woman I knew. Then I burst into tears like a child, for fear that I would not wake up again or that I would wake up again.” And I would be another person. It was days, weeks, months, years of suffering.”

He continued: “I had to learn again how to speak correctly, walk, run, write, read, count, as if I had returned to childhood and started over. There were days when I found it difficult to get out of bed even though I was feeling better. Today.” I put a point in my career as a player. I tried until the end to come back. I shed tears and sweat, but I was no longer the same. I realized that at least I was lucky because I was healed and that I was fine. I had the opportunity to play with exceptional and prominent players, and this is something that will never happen again. Forget it, I thank Juventus, Atalanta and Tondela for being by my side.”

It is noteworthy that Muratori won the Italian League twice and the Italian Cup once with Juventus.