Former AS Roma captain Francesco Totti meets 19-year-old Ilenia Matilli, who recently woke up from a coma after a serious road accident in December, at the Gemelli hospital, the hospital said a video message from Totti played an important role in her awakening, in Rome, Italy, September 28, 2020. Picture taken September 28, 2020. Policlinico Gemelli/ Handout via REUTERS
ROME (Reuters) - Ilenia Matilli, 19, has been in hospital since December, after a car crash which killed her best friend. In her gradual awakening from a coma, a video message of support from former AS Roma great Francesco Totti played a part.
"Hold on and don't give up," the 44-year-old former Roma captain and forward told Ilenia in a video he sent following a request from her parents.
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