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Castan: 'Roma hid brain tumour diagnosis from me' in 2014, Spalletti ended career hope

Summary by Football Italia
Leandro Castan claims Roma kept his brain tumour diagnosis from him, so he learned it from social media, then Luciano Spalletti humiliated him on his return to football.The Brazilian has spoken before about the moment his world was turned upside down in September 2014, when he pulled out of Roma’s Serie A match against Empoli at half-time because he felt unwell.The situation deteriorated rapidly and “I felt like I was dying” by the morning.In a …

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Leandro Castan claims Roma hid his brain tumour diagnosis from him, and he found out about it on social media. The Brazilian has previously spoken about the moment his life completely changed in September 2014, when he withdrew from Roma's Serie A match against Empoli in the first half because he was not feeling well. The situation quickly deteriorated and he said the next morning he felt like he was dying. In a new interview with Corriere della…

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The former defender of Rome, 100 appearances in Serie A, tells the drama of the disease: ♪ I couldn't stand up, I vomited a lot, I lost 20 kg. I did everything to get back to my level, but it was not possible ♪

·Italy
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Leandro Castan, who had a great career at Roma, shared how he was informed that he had a brain tumor and everything he went through until he returned to the field.

·Greece
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Former AS Roma defender Leandro Castán went through terrible things, and for the first time he has spoken about it in detail.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Leandro Castan, former Roma defender between 2012 and 2018, spoke to Corriere della Sera about one of the most dramatic moments of his career: the discovery of a brain tumor.

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The former late Leandro Castan, now 38 years old, opened his heart in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, reminiscing one of the most difficult chapters of his life: the discovery of a cavernoma in the brain in 2014, during his visit to Rome. What seemed to be a muscle discomfort during a game against Empoli ended with a serious health problem that almost ended his career at the high level. — In those 15 minutes, my care…

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Corriere Della Sera broke the news in Italy on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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