On how he arrived at Milan: “I played for months in a team from Busto Arsizio in the oratory. IMilan called my brother for an audition. He was shy and they asked me to do some dribbles with him. From there the audition and then they took me. This at 5 years“.
On the coaches he had at Milan: “Surely Biffi and Magrin they were beautiful years. I was little, but I enjoyed jumping man.”
Milan, Zeroli, Gullit and the idols
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On the resemblance to Gullit for the braids: “Yes, when I played abroad there were some commentators who he joked that I was Gullit’s son. He was great. Happy to be compared to him, but there’s a lot of difference“.
On idols: “As a child I loved it Iniesta for his way of playing and personality. Today I am inspired by Bellingham. I know I have to grow a lot.”
The debut among the greats
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On his debut against Sassuolo: “When he called me Pioli my legs trembled and my anxiety rose, but once I got in I let myself go. In front of San Siro and the fans it was beautiful. I remember Pioli’s ‘Kevin come’. Once I entered I couldn’t hear or understand anything anymore. I felt like I was in a bubble. Florenzi is an older brother, he makes fun of me for how I speakbut he gives me a lot of advice.”
Zeroli on the Youth League and Abate
“I remember the semi-final against Porto and the recovery for the comeback goal. I almost started crying. My decisive penalties? I don’t know, I don’t know how to explain it. It was wonderful. I always tried to free my head and beat him calmly. The final? Losing her is never nice, but we have no regrets and we gave everything.”
On Abbot: “It changed my mentality and how to attack the goal, how to score goals. Things that perhaps I didn’t give too much importance to before. He taught me to be a leader. She helped me a lot. It changed me a lot, even in being a man and playing with the greats.”
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