Covid, Perin raises his voice: “We are not superficial”

Mattia Perin he was one of the first players of the Italian top flight results positive for Coronavirus. After recovering and returning to the field, the Grifone goalkeeper wanted to have his say on the controversy related to “Lightness” of some players in their behavior off the pitch.

“I don’t want to make controversy, but there have been unfair attacks. We are players, but we are normal people: this is a devious disease, you don’t know where you get it. We always go to dinner with the mask ”, his words to Sky Sport at the end of the challenge with Hellas Verona.

The former Juventus goalkeeper went even further: “I didn’t find myself in what was said: every now and then we have to raise our heads and say what we think. Here we are fed up with being considered superficial ones. We are people like everyone else, we face things with humility and dignity ”.

A decidedly strong stance, to safeguard the professionalism of the category (also Valon Behrami had expressed himself in this regard). A response, not so veiled to the heavy accusations, even from politicians.

In Serie A, the number of Coronavirus positives is quite high. So many teams they have players forced to quarantine because tested positive for the virus. There are several companies enter the so-called “bubble” to contain the spread of the infection within the group.

Mattia Perin has decided to raise his voice to respond to the many accusations made against the players who then tested positive at Covid-19, blamed for not being able to observe the rules. Among the accused also Cristiano Ronaldo, then entered a long quarrels with the minister Vincenzo Spadafora.

OMNISPORT | 20-10-2020 08:40

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