Dos Santos will be operated on Tuesday 27 April. The bad news announced by the Brazilian on social media: “I’ll fight and I’ll be strong, it’s a pity to be far from home”
IF I SAY. “I have a tumor.” The hardest sentence to write, and to read. Now Christian Dos Santos has to win the most important match, scoring his best goal. Life has faced the Brazilian talent of Giorik Sedico with the most complicated challenge. A terrible news, communicated by the same boy through his social channels and confirmed yesterday by the official note of the biancoazzurra 5-a-side football club.
The 25-year-old Brazilian is called to fight against a devious evil, bad, but not unbeatable. Indeed, thinking about it is wrong to speak of one against one, among other things in which Dos Santos is among the best players in Italy. Christian will take the field supported by cheering from all over the sports world, he will not be alone at all.
Fear, courage, strength
Certain diagnoses take your breath away, fill your eyes with tears, prevent you from breathing. “Why me?”. You feel like looking for an answer. But come on, basically answering would not help.
Instead, it is necessary to transform into warriors, immediately. Dos Santos is doing it, now and in the next few days, when he will be operated on.
“I will fight and I will be strong”, he had written in Brazilian shortly after the diagnosis, also recounting the symptoms, the sorrow of being away from home and that great faith thanks to which «I will not be discouraged, knowing that they are going God’s way».
On April 22, in the evening, the communication from Giorik Sedico arrived.
«Our athlete was diagnosed with lymphoma for which rapid removal is required. After a day spent between consultations, interviews and various information, the boy considered the best choice to carry out the operation here in Italy, on Tuesday 27 April. We also confirm that he had all the necessary reassurances and that the return to life and sport will be normal in every respect. In the meantime, we thank Mrs. Monica D’Alfonso, Mr. Gabriele De Francesch and the athletic trainer Andrea Da Poian for having followed the situation promptly and professionally, together with the president Pierangelo Deon who is interfacing with the athlete’s family. A special thanks also goes to all the medical staff coordinated by Dr. Massimo Meneguolo. We wish Christian a great good luck for a speedy and rapid recovery, guaranteeing all the necessary support to overcome this moment. We look forward to seeing you next season! ».
Power!
Christian is one of us, one might say. The six-a-side football team brought him to Italy in the summer of 2017, when in fact nobody knew him. Tough the first few months, without being able to play due to the complicated bureaucracy. That year, from November onwards, everyone knew him. The Brazilian classic, spectacular in the plays but equally concrete in front of the goal. Goals, assists, rabone, flying heels. So in C1 and so from the following season in B, where the biancoazzurra team still plays. Never a word out of place, never over the top behavior.
At 25 years old he is already the team man of a group that in these hours does not stop for a single moment to make him feel safe. They prepared a greeting video from training for him, then yesterday afternoon they struggled to count the Instagram stories in response to his message. Comrades, opponents, fans, friends: all united in support of Christian. He’s a really good guy and with the ball at his feet he becomes the most crystalline talent. He made us have fun and now we cheer for him, more than ever. Come on Christian! –
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