A Gianluca Zambrotta, 2006 world champion, will have to suffer during this World Cup. Like all Italians. La Azzurra, for the second time in a row, will not be part of the most anticipated tournament and we will have to look for another team to cheer on. The former Barça player is clear: he wants Messi’s Argentina to win.
Zambrotta was, along with Buffon, one of the “coaches” of the Party for Peace, that took place last Monday in Rome, and spoke with AS about his participation in the event and the great event in Qatar: “It has been a special afternoon, we have once again sent a message of peace, something that at this moment is worth double , as Pope Francis has asked us to do. In addition, we have been able to remember Maradona, who was the captain of Scholas Ocurrentes, the International Organization of Pontifical Right that organizes this match, in which he participated with enthusiasm”.
-The World Cup arrives and the Italians have to watch it from afar again.
-”Seeing two World Cups in a row without Italy is a shame. With Brazil and Germany, our team is the one that has won the most and its absence hurts. Finding the reasons for what has happened is difficult. Mancini did a great job, despite not being able to qualify: with him we won the European Championship and having reached the Nations League Final Four again is an important sign”.
-Italy will return, then.
-“Of course. Little by little, but we will.”
-Which is your favorite for the tournament?
-“The ones everyone knows: Brazil, France, Argentina, Germany… Although I hope it’s Messi’s World Cup”.
-Will you cheer on the Albiceleste for Leo?
-“Yes. I was lucky to play with him and the truth is that he was a great teammate. I would love to see him lift the trophy he is missing, the most important: it would be a fair reward for everything he has given to this sport. He is a genius, like Maradona: players like him are born only once every 30 years.
-How are you seeing Barça?
-“I follow him with affection, especially now that another former teammate like Xavi is on the bench. He was also a phenomenon in his role, as was Iniesta. I hope he knows how to guide the team definitively out of its crisis, little by little they are coming back. La Liga is very long, but hopefully it will be his year”.