at 41 (just turned) he saves the team. “Quit? I don’t know, I’ll think about it.” The video of the pre-match speech

According to some Valerio Di Cesare could take the place of Saint Nicholas on the holy cards. Holy of Bari? Maybe not. Definitely a protector, yes. And again: captain, leader, flag, symbolic man, veteran. Defender of another category. Even improvised bomber jacket. And he knows how many other things. Yesterday in the second leg of the playout for safety in Serie B he scored, with a nice acrobatics, the goal that made Bari 1-0 over Ternana, which broke the deadlock in the match (which then ended 3-0).

Memes abound on social media. And also the stories about Valerio Di Cesare, from today on all the pages that deal with football in a semi-serious way. And Bari published the video of the captain’s pre-match speech.

Yesterday he turned 41. He is the oldest player to have scored a goal in Serie B. But retirement is far from a given now. While it seems obvious that he wants to stay in Bari, where he bought a house.

«I don’t know, now I want to disconnect. I will then speak with the club, we will see if he will be more useful on the pitch or off. I have the desire, but also 41 years old. We’ll see,” he said last night. He has the sacred fire inside. For Bari, still having him would mean maintaining considerable protection. Almost like that of Saint Nicholas.

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