AC Milan's star striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, announced on Wednesday the launch of a fundraiser to be allocated to hospitals in Italy, the European country most affected by the coronavirus.
"Italy always gave me so much, and in these dramatic times I want to give back even more to this country that I love”, Stated through a video that the Swedish striker published on his social networks.
“I decided, together with the people who work with me, to create a fundraiser for Humanitas hospitals and use my powers of communication to spread the message. It is a serious problem and we need concrete help that is not just a video. I count on the generosity of my colleagues, of all professional athletes and those who want to make a small or a large donation according to their possibilities.Yes, to beat this virus. Together we can truly help hospitals, doctors and nurses who work selflessly every day to save our lives, "he continued.
And he concluded: Together, let's hunt down the coronavirus and win this match! And remember: if the virus does not come to Zlatan, Zlatan goes to the virus! ”.
Italy registers already 2,978 coronavirus deaths, having increased by 475 in the last 24 hours, according to the last balance offered at a press conference by the head of Civil Protection, Angelo Borrelli. The number of active cases is currently 28,710, an increase of 2,648 compared to Tuesday, while 4,025 have already been registered. With this, the number of total infections since detection of the outbreak in late February is 35,713, counting the positives, the deceased and the discharges.
Ibrahimvic, 38, has played for the top three clubs in Italy. He currently defends the colors of Milan, but before he visited the Juventus and Inter shirts, with which he won seven trophies. But, the striker who also had a stint at Barcelona, with whom he won two international titles, was not the only one who had such a gesture.
Although most athletes have limited themselves to raising awareness of the importance of isolation, Sadio Mané also decided to help in the fight against Covid-19. The Senegalese who shines in Liverpool donated almost $ 50,000 to the national committee that works to stop the virus in his country, where there are already 36 infected. The forward also invited the population to wash their hands and isolate themselves to prevent the situation from worsening.