He had a poignant dream, the only thing he remembers from his 26 days of coma. He still has a life, which is a miracle. And he still had the desire to pull goalkeeping gloves on.In an interview with Canal+, Paris Saint-Germain player Sergio Rico reflected on his hospitalization after his horse riding accident last May. The goalkeeper recounts his doubts and how he hopes to return to the highest level.”The truth is, I owe everything to football. It’s my whole life.” Hit his head: PSG goalie is in hospital after a horse riding accidentBeing a professional footballer undoubtedly saved Rico’s life. On 28 May 2023, while PSG had just celebrated their French championship title, the Spanish goalkeeper was involved in a serious horse riding accident in Seville. Plunged into a coma, he would not emerge until 26 days later.One of the first things Rico asked the medical staff was whether he’d be able to return to the game he’d played all his life.”The doctor was very surprised and began to explain to me that I had had a serious accident. He said yes. From then on, I was relieved. I almost jumped out of my hospital bed with joy. Life is very important. No one wants to die, but if I had to stop playing football, it wasn’t worth it.”
Miracles do happen. And the fact Rico is still here to tell his story is most certainly one.”A doctor explained that my arteries were a bit more resilient than those of a normal person, someone who did not do as much sport. I felt lucky to still be alive because life had been severe and life had been at stake.” But it was ultimately thanks to his father, who passed away a few weeks earlier, that Sergio Rico fought to stay alive.”I had a dream during my hospital stay related to my father. I was in the street, I was on one side, and I saw my father on the other side. I saw my father, and I called him, but he didn’t hear me and just kept walking. It was very moving because it was a clear sign that the moment was not yet right for me, that he was helping me and continuing to live within me. I was in tears.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7828577##Although he does not remember the first moments after coming out of the coma, the PSG goalkeeper has no lasting effects from his accident, whether in terms of his movements or speech. The 20 kilos he had lost have already been regained.”The doctors said there was a risk regarding balance, but it is perfect. It’s almost a miracle that I am so well. I must not exceed 130 beats per minute. Everything I can do without exceeding this limit, I do.”Rico has not yet returned to training with his teammates, whom he hopes to reunite with soon to consider a return to competition at the end of February. And what about his future, as his contract ends in June? The Spaniard does not hide his love for Paris and wants to commit to a club that stands by him during the most difficult trial of his life.