Antonio Di Natale, a Neapolitan by birth and Udinese star with 445 games in bianconero accompanied by 227 goals and 73 assists, is the iconic man for tomorrow night’s challenge at the “Maradona” between Napoli and the Friulian bianconeri. The colleagues of Il Corriere dello Sport on newsstands today dedicated a long interview to him. Here are the main passages.
AGAINST NAPLES – “I think I played them seven, eight times. I’m such a fan, and in Naples my brothers were there, I was sorry … Laughing and joking, I scored nine goals for them, six in two games. Why did I never play for Napoli? Because they didn’t want me.”
THE RELATIONSHIP WITH UDINE – “I go up every fortnight, I have a lot of businesses. Real estate, a coffee company, Totò caffè, soccer schools. Udine is beautiful, I once said that I brought the sun to Udine and there is also the sea five minutes from my house.”
THE HISTORIC REFUSAL TO JUVENTUS – “When Delneri was there, Guidolin was back in Udine. A year earlier I had renewed for four more seasons. I didn’t feel like leaving. I said to President Pozzo, a father to me, with him I still have a beautiful relationship: ‘I’m staying here forever, if you really want me to go to Juve you have to kick me out.’
EVEN CONTE WANTED HIM IN BIANCONERO – “Conte also wanted me at Juve. “You go a thousand, I go slow, what am I going to do? My answer.”
THE SHORT PARENTESIS AS COACH – “Gone for good, I have my own things to take care of. And they are many and all in Udine. The retreats, the busy week with training… no, enough: I need to be quiet. I don’t want to. Eighteen years on the fields is more than enough.”
ALEXIS SANCHEZ THE STRONGEST COMPANION – “Alexis at seventeen was incredible. Outside Udine Baggio, Del Piero, Totti, but when I saw Maradona …”.
ALLE IENE DESCRIBED UDINESE’S STAGING ROOM THIS WAY – “You can’t understand anything, there are seven thousand languages. Argentines, Neapolitans, Turks… The coach comes down, gives the lineup and says ‘go to the field, see you later’ ” .
AND ON THE POZZOS SYNTETIC AND CLEAR COMMENT THAT TRANSMITS INFINITE STYRIA – “The Pozzos anticipate everyone.”
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