The legendary “Le Roi”, guest of Notti Europee on Rai 1, criticizes Mazzocchi after an unwelcome question. Moments of embarrassment in the studio, then Paola Ferrari intervenes. What happened.
The usual’ Marco Mazzocchi he does another one. After the ‘pleasant’ dinner invitation addressed to Giusy Meloni, and the joke that a few days ago it made Adani nervous, the co-host of Notti Europee, the Rai night-time program dedicated to the 2024 European football championships, is back in the spotlight for another slip-up. This time he managed to make even one of the sacred monsters of international football, the legendary, lose his patience Michel Platini. Here’s what happened.
Euro2024, Michel Platini guest at European Nights
The former Juventus ace, on his 69th birthday, connected remotely with the presenter Paola Ferrari and his studio to collect the good wishes of those present (Marco Tardelli was also there, his great friend and former teammate in black and white) and give his opinion on the 2024 European Championships underway in Germany. Many questions were asked of Platini – presented by Paola Ferrari as a “great player and a special man” – who first of all provided his very personal technical-tactical reading of the continental tournament, making an initial assessment of the favourites: “Good atmosphere, good show, the big teams seem to me to be waiting for the second phase to discover themselves” he said “Le Roi“, then adding: “Mine France? It has many good players, without playing well and without scoring (the blues’ only goal so far was the result of an own goal, ed.) it has already qualified for the second phase. Favorite? Honestly I see all the teams playing the same way, very physical. Only Spain has a different, friendly and technical game. This can make the difference in a tournament played in late June, with players tired after a long season.”
Rai, Michel Platini slams Marco Mazzocchi: freezing in the studio
So far, so good. Fun atmosphere (with Eraldo Pecci in the showman version) and interesting food for thought for fans. Then he entered the scene Marco Mazzocchi, who, right at the end credits of Michel Platini’s speech, managed to raise the embarrassment thermometer in the studio with a simple question. When greeting the former UEFA president, the Rai journalist wanted to spare him a further minute for the last question: “Before greeting Platini I would like to ask him one more thing. Who do you think is the best French footballer of all time?”. The question, it must be said rather banal, did not find favor with the 69-year-old Frenchman. In fact, Platini took a sigh and, after thinking for a few seconds, literally froze Mazzocchi with a dry but venomous reply: “If you allow me, I’ll give a political answer”, Platini began, then placing the Mazzocchi-crushing lunge: “That’s a good f*cking question.”.
The exit – unexpected e tranchant – inevitably caused the I freeze in the studio for a few seconds. Then came laughter and the providential intervention of Paola Ferrari with the aim of ease the embarrassment: “Platini is always ahead, even in his jokes.” Mazzocchi also took it philosophically, recognizing however that he had received a good ‘blow’: “You are always happy to take goals from someone like Platini”, the now fully-fledged journalist commented ironically. gaffeur prince of transmission.
