Pisa dreams of a comeback night “Fighting with suffocating pressure” – Sport
by Francesco Paletti
“It’s not just a dream, Pisa can do it”. Word of Giovanni Galli, an infinite showcase in which, among the many trophies, there is also a World Cup (1982), two champions’ cups, an intercontinental and a Uefa. He was the first goalkeeper of the Berlusconi epic at Milan and he remained close and friend to the Cavaliere. “But I also grew up in the Porta a Lucca of the squares, a hundred meters from the Arena and my idol as a kid was Annibale, the goalkeeper of Lucchi and Donati’s team who won promotion to Serie A: the president will understand, I support Pisa” .
Regardless of your sympathies, do you really believe in Serie A?
“Look, there’s no reason not to do it. If D’Angelo’s team wins by two goals, it’s in Serie A: I’m definitely not saying it’s easy, but it doesn’t seem like a mission impossible either. I also followed in the last few matches: the Nerazzurri are doing well. “
Monza less?
“They also seem healthy to me, but they are a different team than Pisa: perhaps they also have something more in terms of experience and personality. They have different elements more used to playing certain matches. But the Nerazzurri have more rhythm …” .
Will it be enough?
“Not in itself, because in football the one who scores the most goals wins, so you also need to concretize. But I am sure that Monza will struggle a lot to deal with the asphyxiating pressure of Birindelli and his teammates who, moreover, will also be dragged by the Arena. it’s already sold out for a couple of days, right? “.
More or less.
“Imaginable. Pisa has always been like this, there has always been an incredible passion around the team. It was like this even when I was a kid and nothing has changed.”
Will the Arena effect also be felt in the finale?
“Other than that of Pisa is an audience that, when he wants, always manages to make himself. I tell them from experience since I have played there several times as an opponent”.
By the way, nothing has been missing in his career, apart from the Pisa shirt.
“True. It is something that I would have liked very much, even if perhaps, a little, it would have worried me too …”.
Really?
“For a Pisan, the Sporting Club crest on the shirt weighs heavily. The idea of not doing well with the shirt of the city where I grew up made me quite a boy …”.
Are you thinking of Samuele Birindelli, from Pisa, who grew up in the Nerazzurri and captain of the team that is played in Serie A?
“What emotions he must feel. I wish him to fulfill his dream: he deserves it as a footballer, because he is strong, and as a person. And then he would also make a beautiful gift to me: in the usual season Milan wins the Scudetto and Pisa goes to A. It would be the best. “