The circle has closed with tears of joy. Never before seen Roberto Mancini cry in public yet yesterday the coach was unable to hold back his tears after the victory on penalties over England. The British aplomb that has always characterized him went into a drawer at that moment but the moved crying was reserved only for his longtime friend, to that Gianluca Vialli with whom he had cried in this same Wembley after the lost Champions Cup final from Sampdoria with Barcelona. Two men and two champions embraced the whole of Italy moved.
Mancini explains the tears of joy
“Inside those tears there is the emotion for having done an incredible thing, there is the work of three years and these 50 days, of a good group that has created something indivisible – explained the coach during the conference – It was impossible to think. Thirty years ago we were together and we suffered a lot. With him there is a friendship that goes beyond everything, but none of us had ever done something so beautiful. With Sampdoria we were unlucky, today a circle has been closed. I want to dedicate a piece of this cup to Paolo Mantovani, he was here with me when we lost the European Cup final. I also dedicate it to all the Sampdorians: a piece of this European Cup is also theirs. Thirty years ago I cried bitter tears at Wembley, today they were tears of joy. Then they were also those of two a little elderly ».
The fans in delirium for Mancini and Vialli
The hug scene has moved the whole country and reactions are flooded on social media: “We waited 29 years to see you cry for joy at Wembley. But this time you made it big! ” or also: “The embrace, infinite. And the tears, of joy. This is the most beautiful image. That of a man who has been through a lot, of a boundless friendship, of those who believed in it from the beginning “or even:” Let us remember that it is thanks to Vialli left on foot every time for superstitious rite “.
The web is a river in flood: “The embrace between Mancini and I think Vialli is truly the symbolic image of this European. It doesn’t get any more special than that “and again:” From Sampdoriana the first thing I thought is that this trophy was also a ransom for you: you Vialli, Salsano, Lombardo etc. and instead you dedicate it to us. Heartfelt thanks ”or:“ The most beautiful image: the embrace between Mancini and Vialli, the sense of friendship and strength of the group. The ugliest picture: the British who they take the medal off their necks, a slap in the face of the deep sense of sport “.
There are those who write: “that Sampdoria deserved to become champion and in a certain sense the circle is closed. W Italy its stories its values ”or even:” I am firm in this embrace, tears have a great weight especially for Vialli“And then:” Two great professionals and FRIENDS and a lot of humility. Mancini and “Vialli”. A story from the book “Heart” … “.
SPORTS 12-07-2021 09:24
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