One of Genoa’s key players next season can only be Alessandro I wish. The defender from Puglia was the author of a continuously growing season. After his promotion as a protagonist last August he was ready to make his debut in Serie A but in the week preceding the match against Fiorentina a muscle injury knocked him out. A bad blow from which it took him months to get back on track. I wish However, he never gave up, becoming the cornerstone of the defense in this championship finale and finally managing to demonstrate his full value.
Best known for being Sinisa’s son-in-law Mihajlovic and the brother-in-law of Sabelli, I wish after the youth sector in Bari and a move to Roma he exploded in the Juventus Primavera with which he also won a Viareggio trophy. A small experience at Carpi before moving to Pordenone where he made his mark thanks also to the historic promotion to Serie B. Two and a half years which opened the doors of Signorini to him but the first season he played on loan at Benevento. Considered ripe for the big leap, he returned to Genoa where he immediately carved out a place for himself in defence. With a strong sense of anticipation and without any fear of his opponents, whoever they were, he immediately entered the hearts of the fans. He missed the first six consecutive games while he saw the seventh and eighth from the bench.
To enjoy his first appearance in Serie A he had to wait until 22 October, therefore two months after the start of the championship, taking over in the final minutes of the match against Atalanta. However, his first as a starter was the match against Frosinone in the thirteenth minute, thus alternating substitutions, benches and shirts from the first minute. In April, however, the turning point: starter against Lazio and never out again. Six matches played from the first minute without a flaw, a continuous crescendo in a three-man defense now tested up to the gem of the last, against a Bologna team that can only represent a particular challenge when thinking back to Mihajlovic trainer.
I wish in fact he was very close to his father-in-law and followed his instructions and dictates during his career. Until then he had been deployed on both the right and the left without differences but against the Bolognese the simultaneous absence of Bani And DeWinter he brought Gilardino to use him as a pure central defender leading a defensive line made up of Vasquez on the left-handed e Citizens To the right. AND I wish he conducted it in the best way, with perfect timing, anticipation on his opponents and a natural confidence despite the difficult role. A man of the match performance, noted by many, which ended in a victory. For Gilardino an extra resource for next season considering that the coach loves wildcard players but above all that I wish he will have a season in Serie A behind him as experience.
The determination combined with the technique make him a modern defender but also an idol of the North which, especially after the home match against Frosinone, made him become an icon thanks to the image while protesting with VAR and the referee with his fist clenched and all anger at the black jackets’ decision. A love reciprocated, however, as the player himself underlined when commenting on the last match against Bologna on social media: «A victory that closes an extraordinary season, best newly promoted team in Europe, a team of magnificent lads, who get along well together and who have the desire to win at all costs. Thanks to all the people who worked behind the scenes but no less importantly, thanks to our wonderful fans. Proud to have reached 50 appearances together, a pride to wear the Genoa shirt, a duty to defend it.”
