ALESSANDRO FAVALLI has revealed coronavirus left his ‘eyes burning’.
The defender was the second player in Italy to test positive for Covid-19.
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Alessandro Favalli has revealed how he felt after contracting coronavirusCredit: Getty – Contributor
Favalli, 27, said: “I woke up on March 2 feeling uncomfortable.
“I had a fever, a headache and my eyes were burning. I already had symptoms during the night, shivering for cold.
“I got suspicious. I already had ’flu in January.
“I rang my family and they all had the same symptoms.
“We’d had a family dinner a few days before.
“I knew straight away what we all had.
“I was never really scared for myself, I never felt that bad.
“I was more worried about some of my relatives, who were hit harder than me, maybe due to their different age and fitness level.”
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Favalli — who plays for Serie C side Reggio Audace — went into self-isolation but has hit out at the authorities for not taking the bug seriously enough.
Some Italian matches were suspended in mid-February before Serie A announced on March 3 games would be played behind closed doors.
Yet it took another week for the decision-makers to suspend the sport.
Favalli told the BBC: “I was involved personally and I was astonished to see professional clubs and leagues wanted to carry on playing.
“Even doing so behind closed doors was the wrong decision.
“I am sure if a Serie A player had been found positive at that time, they would have stopped immediately.”
Juventus’ Daniele Rugani became the first Serie A player to confirm he had the virus on March 11.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
