The former Juventus player, who is releasing a biography titled “ Fall, get up, fall, get up » also mentions his depression: “ At the end of 2003, I started sleeping badly. Then I had an anxiety attack on the field, I couldn’t breathe. The doctor and the psychologist told me I was depressed. I refused medication, even though I needed it, because I was afraid of addiction. The psychologist, whom I saw three or four times, advised me to open up to other things. I thus discovered painting and in particular Chagall. I stayed for an hour in front of La Promenade, with the audio guide. »