Interviewed by today’s edition of Gazzetta dello Sport, Luigi Garzya Antonio Conte said in view of the match that his Napoli will play at the Via del Mare in Lecce: “He is very attached to his land, to the city – he began -. He still has his parents here and then there are us, the friends of always when he comes to visit us in the summer, we laugh a lot.
Many know coach Conte, always serious and focused on work. But believe me, Antonio is a very funny person. Lecce must always be proud to have a son of his land who is among the best coaches in the world. A winner, first as a player and then as a coach
The former footballer then focused on a memory from when they were kids: “To make you understand what type he was, there is this anecdote that you can also find in his book. Primavera Championship, away to Sicily. We stayed out for several days because we played in Palermo and Catania. One day in the hotel we were all in the pool making a mess and when the coach discovered us, the first thing he said was: ‘No Antonio, but you too?’. Well, him transgressing seemed impossible. He was always impeccable, as he is now: a world-class coach.”