Heart attack for Francesco Flachi, fear but sigh of relief

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Hurricane Heart Attack for Francesco Flachi

It was only disclosed Saturday morning that on Thursday, Francesco Flachi è was struck down by a heart attack while he was coaching his team that plays in Promotion, the PSM Rapallo. 

The former Sampdoria striker, who was promptly operated on at Lavagna hospital with the application of a stent, reassured everyone about his condition with a post on Instagram.

"Thank you all for the many messages,” the class of 1975 wrote on social media, showing himself with the electrodes still attached in his hospital room. I feel great, I am already up".  

In the coming days, Flachi will have to undergo coronary artery cleaning surgery before he can return home. Sampdoria on social media posted a photo of him with a little blue heart.

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