“I am very proud to have reached this goal, it is not for everyone and it is not like achieving it elsewhere. It’s an emotion for a footballer who aspires to something important because here I experienced strong emotions both positive and negative. I thank everyone who gave me the opportunity to wear this shirt.” The defender Raffaele Pucino he spoke like this in the press conference about his 100 appearances with the Bari shirt made in the last championship match: “Sometimes self-esteem and awareness of who you are can make you appear arrogant, but I want to clarify that there has always been a feeling of love towards this square and these fans”.
Space then, as we read above Tuttobari.comto the season played so far: “If we hadn’t won against Ternana in the play outs many of us wouldn’t be here, that could have been the day of a small rebirth because it led us to have stronger shoulders. At the start of the championship I said that I strongly believed in this team and I’m pleased that people are starting to believe in us. Group? I can confirm that it is an important group, working towards a single goal. There is also the help of Valerio Di Cesare, someone who makes you understand what Bari means. – continues Pucino, opening up to the renewal – We’re not talking about it, but I’m definitely thinking about it, it would be a great joy to continue with this shirt”.
This season Pucino has been reinvented as a central defender in a three-man line and the player himself focuses on this: “I like playing this role, I’m involved in both phases and then I like having the ball, setting up, which the coach asks us. I had already played this role in Salerno, I am pleased to have returned to do it. It’s the role that suits me the most. – continues the defender – Longo says it extended my career? I thank him for the trust and for the relationship that has been created“.