Overview

• At 87, Bilardo suffers advanced Hakim-Adams syndrome, experiencing severe cognitive and motor decline since his 2017 diagnosis.
• His longtime friend and former assistant Miguel Ángel Lemme now visits two to three times weekly despite vowing to stop when Bilardo could no longer recognize him.
• Lemme reports that Bilardo no longer recognizes anyone, including his wife Gloria and daughter Daniela, and sometimes confuses their identities.
• The progressive Hakim-Adams syndrome, which combines traits of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, is irreversible and has kept Bilardo at home under family supervision since 2018.
• Former players from Argentina’s 1986 World Cup and Estudiantes de La Plata teams provide occasional updates through rare visits to the coach’s residence.