“Making his debut at Marassi under Sud and scoring in the 90th minute I think it’s the best for a boy who comes from the youth sector. It was all really exciting. Hearing his surname acclaimed by the entire stadium generated a vibration that is difficult to describe, because it is in these moments that ten shared years pass in superimposition, disappointments resulting from those who did not believe in him, the missed words of praise for a boy who had a dream he cultivated while playing on the street”. The prosecutor Gianluca Virzì he speaks like this to the microphones of Pianetaserieb.com of his client Simone Leonardiborn in 2005, who with his goal at the end prevented Sampdoria from losing at home against Catanzaro, setting the final result at 3-3.
The player was making his debut at Marassi after having already played a few minutes against Palermo away: “It was a moment originating from the previous forty-eight hours, because already in training the boy was sending signals to the coach. He was ready, and Simone himself made me understand how concrete the possibilities of his debut were. – explains Virzì, revealing that work is already underway on the renewal – The management wanted to meet me the day before the match because we have already started negotiations for the renewal and I am happy to negotiate to give continuity to an important path that began five years ago. Relations are good and therefore an agreement is very likely”.
Then there is room for the sensations felt by the boy: “He feared that his legs might shake as soon as he saw the Sampdoria wall, but when the fans began to cheer him on, and then after the goal, he felt an unnatural strength that he will need to do better and better. – continues the prosecutor – Last year he went to the bench, but there had never been the feeling that he could take the field, while today he is one of the five-six attackers available to coach Sottil, while with Pirlo he was only added to based on needs. Now it’s his turn, he has to prove that he can stay in this group and will have to compete with Coda, Tutino and La Gumina, given that the other attackers play in different positions. It wasn’t put there for long, but this is the time to certify your status.”