Barella and Vinciguerra, the hug after the triumph of Cagliari Primavera: «He transmitted to me his desire to win»

Among the many present yesterday in the unforgettable afternoon at the Arena Civica in Milan, where Cagliari Primavera crushed Milan in the final (0-3) taking the historic first Coppa Italia of the category in its history, there was also Nicolò Barella. The Inter midfielder, a great former rossoblù, returning from the equally triumphant victory in the Champions League against Bayern Munich did not want to miss the appointment. Both to follow his past, and to support Alessandro Vinciguerra: the striker and captain, author of the first of the three goals, is the partner of his sister Martina.

At the end of the match, after the celebrations and the cup raised by Cagliari Primavera , Barella and Vinciguerra found themselves back on the pitch. On Instagram, the wife of the Inter midfielder Federica Schievenin posted a photo of the embrace between the two, with the great rossoblù protagonist wrapped in the flag of the Quattro Mori (he was born in Naples, but has been in Sardinia since he was 13) and the nerazzurri player together with the youngest of his four children, Romeo.

On the field, at the end of the awards ceremony, Barella wanted to congratulate the Cagliari Primavera players: "You have made history," he said to the rossoblù gathered in a circle. " I tried for many years but I didn't make it: I went out a little early, in the eighth finals. I'm happy for all of you, you have made one of my dreams come true, which was to win with this shirt ." And, immediately after concluding, president Tommaso Giulini gave him his medal.

Vinciguerra unlocked the match in the 21st minute and started a triumph that enters the 105-year history of Cagliari Calcio. On a ball played by Grandu, he sprinted to the left and eluded the intervention of an opponent with a splendid feint, which freed him in front of the Milan goalkeeper Longoni beaten with a beautiful shot . Bolzan in the 36th minute and Trepy in the 69th minute then completed a dream afternoon, the highest point in the history of the red and blue Primavera (which in 2022 had reached the playoff semi-finals).

"Barella and I are very similar in character: we are quite reserved and when we see each other we don't talk about football, but about family," Vinciguerra said in a press conference. "He has always instilled in me the desire to win for the people of Cagliari, he tried to give me his winning mentality." For the red and blue Primavera there is now the great return to the field at the Crai Sport Center in Assemini, in the championship: on Sunday at 1 pm Juventus arrives, beaten 2-0 in the semi-final of the Coppa Italia a month ago. And today, at 6:30 pm, Pisacane will be a guest on "Il Cagliari in Diretta" on Videolina and Radiolina, with Valentina Caruso, Fabiano Gaggini and Alberto Masu .