Former Inter Milan star claims he was drinking up to 70 beers a night during the darkest period of...

Former Inter Milan midfielder Fredy Guarin has opened up on his battles with alcohol and depression. Guarin - who retired in 2021 - said in a recent interview with Radio Caracol that he was drinking up to 70 beers per night at one point when he was based in Brazil with Vasco da Gama. The 38-year-old was already experiencing issues with alcohol before he left Inter to join Shanghai Shenhua in 2016, but the ex-Colombia star began drinking a lot more heavily following his move to China.

'From the first day I arrived in China, I became a real alcoholic,' he recalled. 'I would get up to train, then straight after that go to drink. I'd rest a little, train, then drink.



Every day was like that. 'I started to get better in Brazil, I felt like the happiest man in the world for six months, but then the pandemic hit.' Fredy Guarin pictured celebrating after scoring a goal for Inter Milan against Celtic in 2015 Midfield star Guarin was on the books at Inter Milan from January 2012 until January 2016 Guarin joined Vasco da Gama in September 2019 after four years in China.

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