Peruzzi: “Never been number 1 in the world, Zenga was much better. Lazio? I couldn’t say no”

Angelo Peruzziduring his interview with Corriere della Seraalso talked about how, at Juve, he was considered the best goalkeeper in the world. “But let’s not joke, come on. First there was Zenga, much better than me. And then I always saw the others save better. Toldo, Pagliuca. In the Under 21s Antonioli made saves that I didn’t even imagine.”

Okay, let’s move on: from Juve to Inter.
“I follow Lippi, but Ronaldo the phenomenon and Vieri get hurt. I save, but the year is disappointing.”

And he calls it Lazio.
“Cragnotti, the scudetto they had just won, thirty kilometers from Blera: how could I say no. I had a great time, even if the club then went bankrupt and Lotito spread the contracts over us. But I was calm. I was fine. Even if the Roman fans said that I had become a Lazio player and the Lazio players that I was a Romanist”.

Before her farewell, the 2006 World Cup: Lippi chose her as Buffon’s deputy, but in fact a true team manager.
“But no, I went because I wanted to play. We won that World Cup for two reasons. The anger of many at the Calciopoli story that had disgraced us at an international level. And those who didn’t play or played little: we gave our all in training. It was that’s the secret of the group.”

Yes, Calciopoli.
“I don’t discuss the sentences. But I remember Moggi well: everyone was looking for him, everyone asked for advice, everyone wanted to be like him.”