Enrico Fantini, former Viola, spoke to the microphones of Radio FirenzeViola during the broadcast ‘Viola amore mio’ on the occasion of the anniversary of Fiorentina’s return to Serie A. Fantini himself was decisive in the play-off against Perugia thanks to the goal scored in the first leg and, above all, in the return match under the Curva Fiesole:
20 years have passed since that night where she became the fans’ idol thanks to the goal that brought Fiorentina back to Serie A:
“I’m happy that I remained in your mind and in your thoughts. I scored few goals in Florence, luckily I scored the ones that counted. Whoever has something to give must come out in an important moment and I’m happy to have done it in that moment. The more I look at that goal, the more melancholy I get. I would like to be in Florence often, unfortunately it is very difficult for me to join the Viola project. I hope to be sitting on a bench of a youth team like Fiorentina one day.”
I think it is right to also remember Emiliano Mondonico who made her play in a different position because Riganò got hurt in the decisive matches:
“Destiny meant that everything went in the right direction, no one would have bet on me as a central striker even though as a boy I often played as a striker. I was an atypical player who often and willingly attacked the depth, which is why they moved me to the In the days before the match Vryzas was at the European Championship and Riganò was injured, Mondonico was almost forced to field me as a central striker.”
On Nico and the Conference final
“Unfortunately he didn’t have an impact that night, but he remains a good player. Unfortunately in football there are ups and downs and he has had a lot of downs this year.”
On the attacker:
“You have to pay and buy. Among all the names released in recent days, I would invest in Lucca. Because he is a young boy, in Palladino’s mentality in the 3-4-2-1 the striker must be good with his head and on the banks. On the names Italians I would go for Lucca. There are two roles where you have to spend more than anyone else: the striker and the goalkeeper. Unfortunately, he has the characteristics of a classic striker In Italy we have this mentality, in foreign football the young people range from 16 to 18 years old.”
How would you see Colpani at Fiorentina?
“He’s still physically fragile, but I like him a lot because he’s very technical and I see him well at Fiorentina. Even Brekalo, who did little at Fiorentina, is a player who I would see well in Palladino’s system. He’s not a winger, he’s a which affects the last few metres”.
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