Stefano Tacconi continues to improve

Stefano Tacconi continues to improve

Stefano Tacconi continues to improve surrounded by the affection of his family and the many people who love him. As of last night, he has been admitted to the Casa Sollievo della Suffenza hospital in San Giovanni Rotondo, where he will continue his rehabilitation until September.

The former Juventus and national team goalkeeper, more than a year after the cerebral hemorrhage that struck him during a charity event and sent him into a coma, confirms that he is a champion in life as well. His son Andrea, speaking to ANSA, explains that the dream, as soon as possible, is to “take him to the stadium to do a lap around the field, so at least he greets all the people who have been close to him during this period.”

Tacconi, 66, “is very determined.” And supporting him on the path to total healing are “millions of people even from abroad: friends, fans, former players,” Andrea stresses, “with an incredible affection that we did not expect and that helps us a lot. The achievements are remarkable: “He always walks with a support, however, he has improved a lot. Lately he’s been telling me ‘I had it bad,’ he understood that it was a serious thing he had.”

And the fact that he is a sportsman is certainly helping him: “Being used to working out helps him cope with rehabilitation,” Andrea continues. “Even the doctors,” Andrea reports, “say that his luck is that he has always played soccer, his physique is different from other patients. It will take time, however, he is putting in the good will as he did when he played.”

As for the decision to come to Puglia after treatment at Don Gnocchi in Milan, it is his wife Laura who explains that “the choice to be here, in Padre Pio Hospital, was strongly desired by Stefano and my family because of the bond that has always united us. We have the knowledge that for Stefano it was the best decision. The journey will still be long but being in this place gives us a lot of strength and a lot of courage.”