Total Lockdown

Begovic on life in middle of crisis

- John Cross

The streets are empty, the city is in lockdown and Milan looks like the scene from a horror movie.

It’s a nightmare picture of what is happening in Italy – and what could happen here as the coronavirus overwhelms normal life.

Bournemouth goalie Asmir Begovic is caught in the middle of it on loan at AC Milan.

Milan is in the worst affected region of the worst-affected country in Europe, the new continental epicenter of the global pandemic.

“It’s a total lockdown,” said the 32-year-old from his home in the heart of the city.

“The streets are deserted. The only things open are supermarkets.

“You can get a little bit of food and then it’s straight back home. It’s crazy.

“It’s a big city and you think it’s a movie. People have said it’s like a movie scene and it is. I’ve never seen anything like it before. I’m not sure people understand how bad it is here.