Football Football Serie A: Atalanta coach Gasperini reveals suffering with COVID-19 As Italian football prepares for a return, Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini discussed his fears while battling coronavirus earlier this year. Dejan Kalinic 31 May, 2020 13:22 IST Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini - Getty Images Dejan Kalinic 31 May, 2020 13:22 IST Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini revealed he was scared while suffering with coronavirus in March. Gasperini said he was ill as Atalanta beat Valencia 4-3 behind closed doors at the Mestalla in the Champions League on March 10, when the Serie A side reached the quarter-finals with an 8-4 aggregate victory. The 62-year-old said he feared for his life as he struggled with COVID-19, which has killed more than 371,000 people worldwide. "I was scared. The day before the game I was sick, the afternoon of the game worse. The two nights after I slept little," Gasperini told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "I didn't have a fever, but I felt shattered. Every two minutes an ambulance passed. It seemed to be like a war.READ: Inter still has a chance in Scudetto race, says Mancini "At night I thought, 'If I go in there, what happens to me? I can't go now, I have so many things to do.' I said it to lighten the mood, but I really thought so." Gasperini said he also lost his sense of taste, a common symptom of coronavirus. The former Inter boss said a recent test showed he had coronavirus antibodies, confirmation he battled the illness earlier this year. "Ten days ago serological tests confirmed that I had COVID-19," Gasperini said. "I have the antibodies. It doesn't mean that they are now immune." Serie A is due to resume on June 20, with Gasperini's Atalanta sitting fourth in the table. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.