Dark moments make the light feel greater.
Mobility was a problem, and multiple doctor’s words did little to comfort Alessandro Negri.
A torn ACL in his knee was repaired, but scar tissue made it feel like nothing had been fixed. Walking was difficult, much less cutting and dribbling on a pitch. Trips around the country to get reevaluations from experts landed him back in Italy where the problem was fixed, but only after an additional surgery and a year of rehab.
A third-team finish on the All-CUSA list gave way to two years without soccer.