a news has gone around the world. In its digital version, the Colombian newspaper Las Orillas 2, said that Gabriel Batistuta, which undergoes significant leg pain since the end of his career in 2005, "rather die if it is not cut ".
Except that since Monday night, information continues to be denied. It is not wrong, but just outdated ... The newspaper Clarin said on Tuesday that "Batigol" will not be amputated. The Argentine sports daily, said that he could, however, be placed prostheses ankles, the cartilage was damaged by too many injections administered during his career.
"It is true that Batistuta came to me and told me that he was living had become unbearable and he wanted to be amputated 'as Oscar Pistorius' said Roberto Avanzi, the doctor of the former player of the Fiorentina Roberto Avanzi Radio del Plata. But that was three years ago, not recently ... "
He could "start to ride"
In August, the top scorer in the history of the Argentina team (56 goals in 78 caps) explained to the local sports channel TyC Sports that he had more cartilage in the knees and more tendons. His "86 kilos rely on the bones," he told at the time.
"I went to see Dr. Avanzi and I told him to cut my legs. He looked at me and said I was crazy."
The specialist in traumatology and orthopedics was then preferred set screw at the ankle of the former footballer. "He asked me to choose which leg I wanted to, because it was not possible on the two. That was right, I did not care," Bush said.
But today, Batistuta is better, says Dr. Avanzi. He could "start to ride and play polo (his passion)," yet says the doctor. However, he adds that the former Fiorentina striker has still sore ankles and he wants to be put prostheses, which is not advisable:
"This technology is still fairly new and I did not want to experiment with it, explains Roberto Avanzi. I told him to wait a little longer for that one can really be sure of the results of this type intervention. "
