What memories do you have with Josip Ilicic? This is one of the questions asked Gian Piero GasperinitrainerAtalanta, during a long interview given to Radio Serie A. Here is his answer: “He fell ill here, although we were all separated, ate separately, following the rules. At some point he began to have symptoms, he began to feel unwell, from there he completely isolated himself, this was progress. He could no longer tolerate being away from home, being away from his family. This is where his difficulties began. We were always there for him, he was a completely normal boy, he was still himself, but with this serious difficulty. He finished in Valencia, he scored four goals. Perhaps he was the player listed as one of the candidates for the Ballon d’Or, certainly one of the first in Europe. I remember that we had to go to play in Lisbon, against Paris Saint-Petersburg. Germain, he lost about 10-12 kg. He was impressive, I picked him up like a mannequin, said: “Come on, Josip, come with us…”.”
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