“Here we are probably facing the greatest genius of the 21st century and in my opinion against England he made the most important play in his history with the National Team: I did not exaggerate, in fact I did not reach where Leo deserved I should have reached”: Lele Adani, in an interview with Corriere della Sera, commented on his excitement during the commentary of England-Argentina, World Cup semifinal. The Rai commentator was accused by many of having overreacted to Messi’s actions on the field. Actions that, in any case, were fundamental to overturning the match.
When asked why, during the commentary, he mentioned Einstein, God, the God, he explained that nothing was written: “No. It came to me spontaneously, because I think about destiny, about the fact that sometimes there are much bigger signs. And if I see them I get emotional: the relationship between words and the emotional strength of what we are experiencing I believe is perfectly balanced”. To those who pointed out that the shout – like his during the semifinal – can be particularly intrusive while watching a match, he replied: “I can also believe it, as I think it is right that not everyone likes it. But how can you not get carried away by all this? I think it is impossible to tell it differently”.
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Commenting on the assumption that Italians might have lost the fire for football, Adani also explained: “Many still have it inside and many relive it thanks to this kind of accompaniment. I have thousands of messages from kids telling me ‘keep it up, you make us live a dream’. And let’s be clear, I don’t think I deserve all this responsibility”. Referring to the fact that tonight will be Messi’s last great match, finally, the commentator said he will face this “as a privilege. I will be emotional, clear-headed, eternally grateful. Here in New York ten years ago, Leo said goodbye to the National Team, they called him Pecho Frio, they considered him Catalan. And today we are here: I stop, otherwise I get emotional. I just say that, after Diego left, Leo started winning: one is the continuation of the other”.
And finally: “I just say that if you want to play football again you have to go to the fields and talk about football, letting the kids be overwhelmed again by everything that makes the magic come alive. I see it this way, I love football, I study, I prepare, I live it to the fullest of my possibilities. And I don’t want to change”.
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