Before him Roberto Mancini, Luca Marchegiani, Sergio Paolinelli, Mauro Bertarelli. In the small circle of illustrious fellow citizens in the elite of football, Alessandro Gabrielloni – who triumphantly landed the honors of the top flight with his Como team – is certainly the most ‘seasoned’ (10 July 1994, the date of birth) but by far the most faithful. Six years as a protagonist with the Como shirt, three promotions starting from Serie C, over two hundred appearances, around sixty goals, the captain’s armband in the final stages of the current season to certify seniority and charisma, an authentic flag for the Como club , an absolute favorite of the fans. From Jesina to Serie A, would Doctor Gabrielloni (he has a degree in Economics, Banking, Business and Markets in Macerata) have said it when, at 16, he made his debut with the team from his hometown?
“Not at first, then over time it became an objective, the level of teammates and opponents rose, the category rose, why not? I said to myself.” Three championships with Jesina, side by side with brother Tommaso, someone who has always had a certain confidence with goals. “Nothing to do with Tommy, I was a kid and he always scored more goals than me.”
When did you realize that Serie A would be possible?
“The initial objective was to aim for a place in the top four, in December we were second, there we understood that we could do it”.
Alessandro Gabrielloni, six championships in the blue and white and an incredible feeling with the city and the environment; How do you become a fan favorite? “I don’t know how many other places it can happen, certainly staying in the same place for many years and scoring a few goals helps.”
Meanwhile, Alessandro, can we say that this is the best moment of his career?
“I would say yes, we are in Serie A and with the prospect of being able to score again.”
What happens now?
“I still have to talk to the club, I think there shouldn’t be any problems if I stay, I’m fine here.”
Friday night the party with brothers, friends, girlfriend, family something very similar to the graduation party two years ago.
Dear Alessandro, is it more difficult to get a degree as a professional footballer or to win three championships and go to Serie A?
“It’s more difficult to graduate, in studies you have to do everything yourself, in football you divide the difficulties into eleven.” Do you understand the professor?
Gianni Angelucci
