Bologna coach Mihajlovic returning to hospital for leukemia treatment

Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic, who has been battling leukemia since 2019, announced on Saturday he would be hospitalised again due to a risk of a relapse. "My remission after the transplant (of bone marrow in October 2019) was great, but unfortunately, these diseases are sneaky," he told a press conference.

"The latest tests revealed a risk of a relapse." "To avoid it, I will have to undertake a course of treatment. "This time I will not attempt a slide tackle on an escaping opponent.

I will anticipate it and not let him get ahead of me." Mihajlovic, 53, said he will be admitted next week to the Sant'Orsola Hospital in Bologna. The Serbian -- who had a distinguished playing career in Serie A winning the title twice with Lazio (2000) and Inter Milan (2006) -- took over at Bologna in 2018 and lifted the club out of the relegation zone to a 10th-place finish.

Bologna finished 12th the following two seasons and are presently in that position in Serie A, with eight games remaining.