Jakelini: Italy in the 2016 European Cup is unforgettable, I wonder why Pelle provoked Neuer

Not long ago, former Juventus and Napoli winger Jakelini was interviewed by the Milan Sports Daily.

The best memories for Conte

"It was Juventus vs. Parma, the opening game of Juventus Arena, and the first time I played for Juventus. Although the club was not very willing to sign me, Conte insisted on me. We won 4-0, but I didn't perform well. When I returned to the locker room, I was depressed and received a text from Conte: 'It's really hard today, but I know you can give me more . ’ That made me feel very at ease. ”

About the 2016 European Cup

"It is unforgettable that that national team will always remain in everyone's hearts. At first, everyone was not optimistic about us, but we won a team that was stronger than us by sacrifice and the tactics of the head coach. Conte gave me too much. The moment when Barzali cried, it was also the tears of all Italians. ”

Are you a player without a spleen?

"A top showdown in the Youth League, Sesto vs. Fiorentina. At 5 minutes of the game, the opponent's goalkeeper accidentally hit my ribs with his elbow, and the ribs were bent, causing the spleen to rupture. But I waited until the end of the game before seeking a medical treatment, and the situation became more serious. When I went to the hospital for a film, I fainted directly. The doctor found blood in the urine, realized that I had internal bleeding, and the emergency surgery saved my life. Until today, I have to get three vaccines a year."

You scored the first goal in Italy in the 2016 European Cup. What did you feel at that time?

"I looked for my parents in the stands at the first time and hugged the whole team. But what really made me remember was the 30 seconds from the middle circle to the penalty spot (the quarter-final against Germany), and I seemed to have seen my life flashes: away from the tears of my family, hard training, cold showers without hot water in the League C, missing jerseys, my hometown, and that moment, the people of the whole country were looking at me. In front of 70,000 people, I was lonely, with only Neuer left in my eyes - he looked taller and taller."

In the European Cup that year, Italy almost won

"It's a pity that we reached the stage of mutual penalty kicks. We always punished first, and every time we succeeded, we put pressure on Germany, but they all scored. In the end, Damian made a mistake. I don't know what Pelle thought at that time... Everyone made mistakes, but his gesture of provoking Neuer... really..."

You played 29 times for the national team, and why didn't you succeed in joining Napoli in Sarri after the European Cup?

"I failed to repay the city for what I wish to give. There is no resentment, but I still feel regret. From the highest point of my career, I chose Naples to return to the giants, but Sarri was a very stubborn person: he only trusted the fixed 11 people, and the substitutes were always those two or three. I had a completely different style from Callehon, but he regarded me as Callehon's substitute, so I asked to leave."