Tomorrow the lord of the Champions will try the miracle. A
miracolone, here. Carletto Ancelotti will review Arsenal
to attempt a business that succeeded to another Napoli.
Exactly 30 years ago. In the first leg of the quarter-finals of the
Uefa Cup 1988-1989 the Azzurri lost the Italian derby with the
Juventus 2-0 to the Comunale. On the way back to San Paolo
ended 3-0 for Napoli. The turnaround is possible
to think. A spark would be needed, only one he says
the coach of that time, Ottavio Bianchi.
I’m not quite like the years of Dumas’ book, but it really serves
something like an appendix novel to succeed
to overturn the outcome of the first leg. No Kriptonite needed,
but little is missing. Ottavio Bianchi and Luciano Moggi of that Napoli
they were the coach and the powerful (already then) director
general. They remember that eve that led to the turnaround
everything. Moggi, however, swears that the name of the referee,
East German Kirschen, there is no trace in his
mind. I only remember the Juve protests immediately after, but
that victory was very clear and well deserved. And he opened us up
the doors to the first and only European success of Napoli .
Slowly, even Bianchi melts. Of course I remember
what I told my players before going on the pitch: nothing. Not
I said nothing. I looked them in the eye and that’s enough because
I know well that before certain races every word is useless. Not
there was certainly need to load Careca or Maradona or Francini,
I never believed in motivational speeches: I looked in
eyes the boys and I knew they were there. At that point, I started by
part and I waited to take the field “.
From: Il Mattino.