"Italy was a choice of the heart, not one 'against' Switzerland." Alessandro Romano thus clarified his decision to choose the blue jersey and not the red and blue, with the change of national team made official in mid-September and formalized last Friday with Roberto Mancini's call-up . "I think it's the right choice; it was a quick and unexpected call," he said in an interview with Rai Sport two days before Italy-Belgium in the Nations League, where he could make his debut.
Romano joins the national team thanks in part to his excellent performances in the first five Serie A matches against Cagliari, where he scored a splendid goal on his debut against Parma. "I'm finding consistency, I'm very happy about this and I thank Pisacane," he said. "A lot has happened for me recently: if you gain experience and play, you can grow, it helps me keep working and grow even more."
Having grown up in Roma, after starting his career in Switzerland at Winterthur, Romano made his professional debut on January 6th against Lecce and then went to gain experience in Serie B in the second half of last season at Spezia. Now, the doors to Serie A and the national team have (permanently) opened for him. "I've had a lot of changes, now I'm at Cagliari and I'm happy," he concludes.
