Former Inter and Juventus defender Lucio has opened up in regards to the shock of a life-threatening home accident that left him hospitalised for 20 days earlier this yr because of an exploding hearth at a good friend’s home on his forty seventh birthday.
Lucio, who was a member of Inter’s treble-winning squad in 2010 and later had a short spell with Juventus, was after being left with burns protecting 18% of his physique.
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In an interview with , the Brazilian defined {that a} hearth had exploded at his good friend’s home throughout a get-together for his birthday.
“I’m right here to let you know, God gave me a second half within the recreation,” Lucio instructed La Gazzetta dello Sport. “It is going to take time to recover from the shock, particularly mentally.”
Lucio: ‘A good friend threw a can of alcohol on the hearth, then there was an explosion’
MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 11: Lucio of Inter celebrates his aim through the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 11, 2010 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photographs)
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Lucio feels that the psychological trauma stemming from the incident is jus as extreme because the bodily scars that he has been left with.
“It is going to take a number of extra months earlier than we return to 100%,” he defined. “However I can say that the worst is behind us.
“The hospitalisation was the toughest half, an actual trauma. Burns are a tough sort of damage to cope with. I’m nonetheless persevering with the remedy on my pores and skin, which is an extended course of, however I’m bettering.”
Lucio went on to present an in depth description of the occasions main as much as his hospitalisation.
VARESE, ITALY – FEBRUARY 23: FC Internazionale Milano defender Da Silva Ferreira Lucio attends a press convention on the eve of the UEFA Champions League soccer match FC Internazionale Milano vs Chelsea on February 23, 2010 in Appiano Gentile, Italy. (Picture by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Photographs)
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“It occurred instantly whereas I used to be having dinner at a good friend’s home shortly after celebrating my forty seventh birthday on Could 8.
“At one level, the fireside had gone out, and sadly, a good friend threw a can of alcohol on it in an try to revive the hearth, after which there was an explosion.
“I solely keep in mind the flames being on his face, legs and arms. My spouse wasn’t injured, and at that time, I jumped into the pool.
“I used to be transferred from Rio Grande do Sul on Could 21, and I keep in mind the issue of sleeping due to the ache. I’ve by no means spent a lot time within the hospital/ The operations had been required to take away sure bandages and dressings.”
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Recovering effectively 4 months down the road, Lucio has taken a invaluable life lesson from the incident.
MADRID, SPAIN – MAY 22: Lucio of Inter Milan celebrates his workforce victory on the finish of the UEFA Champions League Closing match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Inter Milan on the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Could 22, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Picture by Shaun Botterill/Getty Photographs)
“What occurred to me has to remind us how essential it’s to care for ourselves and of others. I skilled one thing I by no means might have imagined, however I realized that it doesn’t take a lot to keep away from a possible tragedy: Consideration, carefulness, easy gestures.
“Handle your self, shield your self, it’s price it.”
