An emblematic figure of the first wave of Paris Saint-Germain QSI stars, Ezequiel Lavezzi has had a particularly complicated time since the end of his career. Recently, the former Argentina international, now 41, appeared to have severe tremors during a television interview.
The recent trajectory of “Pocho” has proven to be tumultuous. At the end of 2023, he was urgently hospitalized in Uruguay with injuries to the abdomen and collarbone, which occurred under unclear circumstances. At the beginning of 2024, psychological problems led him to enter an establishment specializing in mental health in Buenos Aires.
And last week, the striking tremors in his arms and legs caused great concern within the football community, sparking a huge outpouring of support on social media from fans and admirers wishing him to return to health.
“I’m recovering little by little”
Facing former Italian striker Luca Toni on the show
Fenomeni on Amazon Prime Italy, Ezequiel Lavezzi spoke in all sincerity about the deep depression that hit him at the end of his career. “I have suffered from depression, been hospitalized, am on medication and undergoing treatment, he said thus. I am recovering little by little. When I stopped playing, there was a void, and nothing to fill it. »
This loss of bearings following his departure from the field seriously affected the former Hebei FC player. Fortunately, the birth of his second son, Vittorio, in 2024, shed light on this difficult journey and gave it meaning. “The arrival of my son changed my life, it filled me with joy and made me feel alive, it gave me the strength to continue”he explained.
In another interview given to the media ElCancillerthe 2014 World Cup finalist, although modest about his exact physical condition, looked to the future with simplicity: “I just hope to be happy with my family and see my son grow up. »
