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Ezequiel Lavezzi Details Depression Battle and Recovery After 2023 Hospitalization

Clinical care with family support drove his turnaround.

Overview

  • The former Napoli and PSG forward described deep depression, anxiety attacks, and self-harm in a new interview with Italy’s Corriere della Sera.
  • He was hospitalized in Uruguay at the end of 2023 after a confusing episode at his home in José Ignacio.
  • Lavezzi said he entered a clinic, worked with psychologists and other specialists, and leaned on his wife and family for support.
  • He urged people facing similar pain to ask for help because treatment put him on a safer path.
  • Argentine reports have tied his decline to alcohol misuse and other addictions, while his account focuses on symptoms, care, and the lift he drew from the birth of his son Vittorio.