Vogliacco and Sabelli, together on the pitch and in the family. The full-back married the defender’s sister and, as brothers-in-law, they live in Genoa: «It’s special to be brothers-in-law and teammates, it’s like a brother with whom you tend to argue more often because there’s more confidence but we’re protective the of each other.” Interviewed by Dazn Talks, the two Grifone players reveal how heartfelt the games with coach Gilardino are: «Today in training it was a disaster because we lost against Strootman and Martin, they are the ones we massacre the most when they lose. It will be hard until tomorrow because between us we take into account the little games we win: at the end of the week I always remind Aaron if he hasn’t won one yet.”
Vogliacco explains the rossoblù environment: «Since the retreat in Moena we have perceived something good because we have added very strong technical values to the human values. I had the certainty of saving us in our most difficult moment, namely in Salerno: we showed up with 13 or 14 players and Salernitana was still in the running, there I understood that we were a very united team. In our first year in Serie A we deserve a 9 on our report card. In five years I hope to still be at Genoa. Gudmundsson? He is funny, cheerful and available even if he still doesn’t speak a word of Italian: he seems like a Neapolitan, he is smart and understands quickly, you can read it in his eyes.” On the relationship with Mihajlovic, his wife’s father: «I would have liked to play for Sinisa, or against him, in Serie A. He followed me a lot and pushed me to believe in myself: I dedicated a large part of my debut in Serie A to him, it was a person present and our thoughts always go to him.” Vogliacco concludes with the family: «My daughter Violante can’t wait to come to the stadium and sing “Guasto d’amore”, the children perceive the enthusiasm around us better».
So, instead, Sabelli: «The match against Roma was the best. There have always been performances at home, apart from the first against Fiorentina; I would replay the match against Milan because we could have come out with a better result and I was disappointed with how we lost. The Ferraris turns you on and something inexplicable. Gilardino is one of us because he knows what it means to be a Genoa footballer, he is a real person and it is the best compliment he can give him. Europe with Genoa? Dreaming doesn’t cost anything, but we have to do our best on the pitch; I would like to play the derby, I had the misfortune of not playing it and losing it. In the future I want to reconfirm myself in Serie A with this shirt to which I owe so much. I told Retegui that I will insult him if he doesn’t score at least three goals in the European Championship.”
