Ilicic returns to Atalanta training after months of battling depression

There is no doubt that one of the players on which Gian Piero Gasperini built Atalanta’s amazing football edifice in recent years is Josip Ilicic.

At the same time, everyone recognizes that his relinquishment of Dea’s racing commitments in 2022 was one of the reasons that contributed to her underperforming compared to the standards she has set over the past three years.

The reason was shocking, as Repubblica newspaper recently revealed in an article that the Slovenian striker had to say goodbye to Atalanta, even temporarily, in order to get his life back on track and eventually banish the demons of depression that had beset him. .. they tortured.

He seems to be heading in the right direction, however, as the Goal website reports in its Italian version that on Wednesday (6/4) Ilicic completed his first training session in Jingonia with his team-mates after early January.

While he may not qualify for the Europa League quarter-finals as he was absent from the games against Leipzig, his return to training alone was news that made everyone at the club happy.

It should be noted that the Slovenian striker has scored 3 goals in 19 Serie A games this season (he also has 1 goal in 4 Champions League games), with the last appearance of No. 72 Bergamaski on 9 April. The impressive away game was recorded on January 1st: 6:2 victory over Udinese.