The Torino defender Raoul Bellanova spoke to the notebooks of SportWeek of his experience in the Granata and the period he is experiencing: “He is the happiest. I am well physically and mentally, I live in a beautiful city surrounded by fans who love me. I am going to Philadelphia happy, I can’t wait to train, to see your teammates and joke with them. For a footballer there is nothing more beautiful.
Popularity? Today when I go out the boy from a few years ago is no longer there: so, yes. People recognize you, I like to always set an example of good behavior, I feel this responsibility, especially in the eyes of children. If 500 people call me, I stop 500 times because I think about how much I would have paid to experience these situations. When a child arrives, I see myself as a child asking for photos from the footballers: I could never say no.
From the moment Torino called me, from the moment I spoke on the phone with the president, I understood that it would be the right choice to make. He always believed in me from day one, even though I was in physical difficulty at the beginning: I owe everything to President Cairo. The outcome is very positive, it’s a choice I would make again a hundred thousand times. I feel much more like a protagonist. Six assists and a goal aren’t bad…”.