Juventus team manager Gianluca Pessotto, who suffered multiple fractures after jumping out of his office window, appears to be improving, doctors said on Saturday.
"The diagnosis is still serious, but the absence of new complications allows cautious optimism," said a spokesman from Le Molinette hospital in Turin where the former Italy defender was admitted after an apparent suicide attempt.
Pessotto could look around, recognized people and understood what was being said to him, Professor Pier Paolo Donadio said.
The 35-year-old, who retired in May after 11 years playing for the Turin club, leapt clutching a rosary from his office at the team's headquarters on Tuesday and fell 15m, hitting two cars.
"Pessotto can open his eyes and recognizes people during periods when he is less sedated. He can move his eyes and gives signs that he understands what is said to him," Donadio said.
Doctors intended to steadily reduce the sedatives with the aim of bringing him to a stage where he could breathe without assistance, he added.
"There is still a risk of complications from kidney failure and a lung infection," Donadio said.
Italian media have quoted Pessotto's wife, Reana saying he tried to commit suicide because he was "stressed and depressed for some time."
He had struggled to adapt to the team manager's role after retiring as a player, she said.
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