Legendary AC Milan and Italian national team defender Paolo Maldini has spoken with Milan based newspaper Corriere della Sera to provide an insight into what it is like to be living with Coronavirus.
In the past few days AC Milan confirmed that both Maldini and his son Daniel, who is a player in their youth academy, had tested positive for the virus but Maldini has said he is already starting to feel a bit better.
“I’m doing pretty well. The worst of it is over. I still have a little cough. I have lost my taste and smell, which I hope will return soon. Coronavirus is like a slightly uglier flu but it is not like a normal flu. The pains are particularly severe.”
Maldini, who spent his entire career on the books of the Rossoneri, who he is now a director of, then went on to state that football should have been stopped sooner than it was and also discussed when he thinks the football season might able to resume.
“Should football have stopped earlier? Yes. Playing behind closed doors was a risk for the fans and for the players. Playing Liverpool versus Atletico Madrid with open doors and 4000 thousand Atleti fans in the stands when Madrid had an outbreak was madness.
“When will football restart? There must be a league final, and there will be but we cannot say when. It is impossible to play football or train without making contact. We must not rush things. It does not just take two days to recover from this virus.
“All players must have time to recover and train and before going back to play it will take at least two weeks or preparation.”
In conclusion Maldini spoke on the city of Milan and shared his belief that the city will be able to recover from this virus and prosper once again.
“Milan will fly high again. Restarting is in the city’s nature. After the emergency is over a very hard time will come as the economy and small businesses will have been destroyed. Politicians must do much more.
“It is one thing to stay in your house knowing you will have something to live for but being locked in the house without certainties creates unbearable anguish. The government must understand this and show signs of understanding as soon as possible.”
