Massimo Maccarone he was a teammate of Peter Zielinski from 2014 to 2016, when the boy was still atEmpoli. “He was about twenty years old. He was very shy, closed off, at least at the beginning, despite having arrived in Italy a few years ago. He was reserved, at least off the pitch, but you could see his qualities. Initially he took over, then he found greater continuity and in the end he always played on a technical level – he says Maccarone – he was very strong. I always told him: “If I don’t see you in the top ten teams in Europe it means I don’t understand anything about football.” He had and still has qualities that were different from many players, he knows how to use both feet very well, he never lets his opponents understand what he wants to do. As soon as he managed to show these characteristics as he grew, everyone could admire his value in him.”
“Next season – he continues – he will play for Inter, undoubtedly one of the best clubs in Europe. Will he start from the bench? Little by little he will take away a lot of satisfaction. The way Inter play is perfect: in big teams, which play many competitions, you have the opportunity to demonstrate your value.” Second Maccarone“at Inter he will be able to play there, in the role he also held at Napoli, but if necessary Inzaghi were to deploy him as a sub striker, he will be able to do very well”.
