He spoke live on Radio Punto Nuovo, during Punto Nuovo Sport Ezio Rossi, former Torino footballer and former coach of Giovanni Di Lorenzo at Cuneo: “In a short space of time Giovanni went from being untransferable for life to finding himself at risk of being dumped. Unfortunately in football the memory is very short and there is no recognition. Giovanni is a serious guy, I have never read a word out of place from him. Evidently in Naples they have lost sight of the human value of this boy, as well as the technical one. The criticisms of his character? It makes me laugh. Giovanni is the perfect captain. Those who yell and get agitated often count for nothing in the locker room.
He is the real captain, who sets an example for his teammates and who earns the armband every day. The whole team caused disasters, not just Giovanni. Di Lorenzo is not a divisive character, something must have happened in the locker room to react like this. Many little things that, perhaps, added together will have led to this situation. Giovanni will have absorbed and cashed in until he exploded. The three changes of coach would lead anyone to become exasperated in a certain way.
Di Lorenzo to Juventus? Rather than him getting closer, Juventus will have gotten closer given the situation. Giovanni is not someone who goes back on his word, but it’s clear that in modern football there is a need to always have your ass covered… And I say this as a Toro fan… Even if Juve arrives in a similar situation, you have to listen to them. Then it is Napoli that is dumping him in the case, not vice versa. The fans won’t like it, but this is modern football now.”
