Achille Polonara, the basketball player for Virtus Segafredo Bologna,โ hasโค revealed a harrowing health ordeal in a โrecent interview with โฃthe Italian television program Le โIene. Polonaraโฃ spent ten days in a coma and was given a โขgrim prognosis by doctors, yet he is now preparing toโฃ leave the hospital.
Theโข 32-year-old forward detailed his experience, โstating that โขmedical professionals informed him he had only a 10% chance of survival. Polonara did not disclose the โspecific cause โคof his coma during the โขinterview, โคwhich aired Novemberโ 4, 2025. โHis recovery marks a important turning โฃpoint after a period of intense uncertainty for both him and his team.
Polonara’s return to โฃhealth is notably noteworthy given his role as aโ key playerโ for Virtus Bologna, a prominent Italian basketball club. He joined the team in 2022 and โคhas been instrumental in their recent successes, including winning the โ2023 EuroCup championship. Prior to joining Virtus, โขPolonaraโค played for several other professional teams, โincluding Olimpia Milano and Gran Canaria. He also represented the Italian national team โฃin international competitions.
