“In January, many of us were sick. A defender was about to faint against Cagliari” Speaking in a live Instagram, Romelu Lukaku revealed some details about the health conditions of Inter players before the outbreak of the Coronavirus. “In December, we had a week off and when we returned, 23 out of 25 players were sick,” the center forward told Kat Kerkhofs, wife of Napoli striker Dries Mertens (also present in the live broadcast). In particular, Lukaku recounts an episode that occurred during Inter-Cagliari: “One of our defenders (Skriniar, ed.) was forced to leave after a while, he couldn't go on and almost fainted. Almost all of us had a cough and fever.” “That day,” continues the ex-Manchester United player, “I got hotter than usual during the warm-up and that bothered me. I hadn't had a fever for years.
After that game, I had a dinner organized with Puma but I thanked them and went to bed. We were not tested to see if we had Coronavirus, we will never know for sure”. Lukaku recalled his initiatives: “I decided to donate 100.000 euros to the hospital in Milan. I had never done things like that before, I had never thought about it. Here in Italy I have been welcomed well and it is nice to support people in difficulty”.
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