Genius and recklessness. Because it would be nice to understand where Felipe Sodinha would have ended up if he hadn’t dedicated his life off the pitch to eating and drinking. That you could guess from his father’s nickname is not in doubt: he was called Soda, for his love of fizzy drinks. He was also a footballer, but in other times where, probably, it was easier to compete preferring Soda to water.
His adventure in Italy begins thanks to the Pozzo family. Over the years, Udinese’s scouting has always been at the forefront, even taking Sodinha from Brazil – from Paulista – and bringing him to the Belpaese. Udinese in those years is extraordinary, starting from Di Natale to Iaquinta, passing through Quagliarella. He goes to Bari, Paganese, Portogruaro, Triestina. A break for inactivity, Brazil again (to Cearà ) and then the transfer to Brescia, where he shows his best stuff.
To understand what he was thinking Louis Corionihis former president, the words released in 2014 are enough. “Look, in Serie A no one has his class. He was good at getting back on track, he still has 2-3 kilos to lose, but we follow him day after day, because a talent like that cannot be lost” Today Felipe Sodinha turns 36.