Bilardo’s health: a close friend said he “looks at the World Cup” and how he is living the moment in Argentina

The Argentine consecration in Mexico 1986 He is always present, but the memory of that historic conquest is strengthened every time the national team plays a World Cup. And this case, waiting for the passage of the quarterfinals against Holland in Qatar 2022, is no exception.

Miguel Angel Lemme, field assistant Carlos Salvador Billardo in Seville (1992-93), he said that the 36-year-old world champion coach “watches the World Cup” and “is happy” with the team Lionel Scaloniwho will go in search of the semifinals on Friday.

In 2018, Bilardo was diagnosed with Hakim-Adams syndrome. He has since suffered a delicate health condition and is hospitalized in intensive care. Furthermore, as we learned, at first they didn’t tell him about Maradona’s death or that of Tata Brown so that the crisis would not aggravate his situation.

“He asked me ‘where is 10?’ and I immediately replied that I didn’t know where that madman was”he said to Lemme, champion as a player of Estudiantes del Narigón in 1982.

It is a neurodegenerative disease that causes memory loss, stability disorders and limited mobility, especially as it affects the legs. The DT world champion has his best and worst moments, but, according to Lemme’s recent statements, they are fine and he is watching the World Cup.

Bilardo’s most difficult moment

Since this disease was detected in May 2018, He underwent various operations and receives 24-hour medical assistance to improve their quality of life.

It wasn’t until April 2019 that he appeared publicly again, in a photo shared with Giusti, Ruggeri, Batista and Burruchagafour of the football champions in the 86th minute who visited him in his recovery. In July of that year he experienced the most difficult moment, after being admitted to the Argentine Institute of Diagnosis and Treatment in a critical situation.

He was subsequently admitted to a nursing home and, after the scare caused by rumors that he was infected with the Coronavirus, moved to an apartment in the Flores neighborhood of Buenos Aires with a nurse, one block from where his daughter lives Daniela. . . He was there when Maradona died, but, according to his brother Jorge, they turned off his television.

In May 2021, an image of the coach came out again, in this case smiling with Lemme. The journalist published it Walter Grasso on his Twitter account, accompanied by the following text: “#Edlp #SeleccionArgentina @DoctorBilardo how nice to see Carlos well!!! here with the great Miguelito Lemme ❤️”.

And, more recently, a video of his on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the world championship went viral: “Hi guys, I speak to remind you all that 35 years ago we were world champions and I wanted to celebrate with everyone”were the Doctor’s words.