Mammana on his suicide attempt: I was about to kill myself, but someone grabbed me

Emanuel Mammana has just returned to River Plate after spending five years in Europe, but he has opened up on his attempts to take his own life following the loss of his parents.

The Argentine had been in Russia since 2017, but he struggled with his mental health in 2016 while with River in Argentina.

"Everyone who has lost their parents knows how hard it is. I had the urge to commit suicide, I was about to do something crazy," Mammana told Radio La Red.

"I was about to go to training. After two months had passed, I didn't want to know about anything else.

"I went alone to take the train. I saw that it was coming and, as I did not want anything more, I was about to throw myself in front of it, but someone grabbed me by the collar of my shirt and threw me against the wall.

"That person saved me, I don't know who they are, but I thank them from the bottom of my heart.

"Today I have my family and my children. My parents would not have wanted that."

It is not the first time that Mammana has opened up on his struggles, having previously shared his story with Ole.

"I felt like leaving everything after the death of my old man," Mammana said in 2020, speaking of his time in Argentina with River Plate.

"I had already lost my mother and I thought about leaving football. I even thought about the madness of committing suicide and I wanted to do it twice.

"It was very difficult, very difficult. It was two or three months that affected me a lot, but despite the pain I was able to recover, and River helped me.

"I realised that at home they had fought so hard for me to succeed and that I couldn't throw everything away because of that sadness.

"I had to fulfil my dad's dream; he wanted me to play in the First Division."