Alessandro Pieriniformer defender of Fiorentina and Udinese among others, spoke at Radio FirenzeViola speaking of the summer transfer market: “Until Italian football was important abroad, players preferred to come to Italy. Now it is much more difficult to bring them even to non-first-tier teams, such as the Premier League. The economic aspect is not everything but it is fundamental, especially for those players who do not have the possibility to choose. It is also important for a player to play in a European cup. Italian football is no longer the best championship in the world and this is why the clubs must understand this money”.
What memories do you have of the 2001 final?
“A beautiful memory of the Italian Cup 23 years ago. Also because in an important place like Florence, where you don’t win much, it’s a place where it’s nice to win any trophy. It’s a shame for these two years. It hurts to get to a point from the trophy and lose it. I’m sorry and it hurts especially for this year that I saw the superior Viola.
How was your journey?
“Up until the final, our run in the cup was fantastic, we faced excellent teams. Up until February we played spectacular football. Then due to injuries and bad luck, we arrived exhausted and not favorites in the final.”
As a former Udinese player, what do you think of the Lucca objective?
“Lucca is a player with good room for improvement. He doesn’t drive me crazy but as an alternative he’s a good name, he has to improve a lot. He has limits as a player, not yet ready for a big team. I don’t think he’s a player suited to Fiorentina. Retegui is a different type of player. Compared to Lucca, I also choose him.
Now can Fiorentina make the leap in quality?
“Meanwhile, the last two years have been good for Fiorentina, also considering the past ones. Three finals in two years are a good result. Now we need to take a leap forward, due to what the club is doing and investing, to be more competitive “
