Hellas Verona youth player Andrea Gresele is in intensive care after coming into contact with train lines, the club confirmed to ESPN.
The incident happened on Saturday when the 18-year-old had been with friends.
Gresele climbed on top of a train at the Porta Vescovo station and was struck by a line from above and suffered an electric shock which made him fall from 13 ft. 1 in. (four metres.).
He suffered a fractured vertebrae and a cerebral oedema. He was operated on on Monday and remains in intensive care.
Verona tweeted a message of support which read: “We are all with you, with those close to you who, like us, care for you. Come on Andrea!”
Siamo vicini a te, ai tuoi cari e a chi, come noi, ti vuole bene.
Forza Andrea!#HVFC pic.twitter.com/Jqzh0slPTo
Local rivals Chievo also posted their support on Twitter. Their tweet read: “Come on Andrea, we are with you in this very difficult moment. Win your biggest match!”
❤️Forza Andrea, ti siamo vicini in questo momento difficilissimo, vinci la tua partita più importante! pic.twitter.com/JkR3MoGKgk
— A.C. ChievoVerona (@ACChievoVerona) February 8, 2021The right-back has been a stand out performer for Verona’s youth team and was called up to the first team for the Coppa Italia match with Cagliari in November.
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