Malaga-Rome-Cagliari. Two suitcases, the adrenaline still flowing, the phone to deal with and it's difficult. But the Cup of Dreams is already on its way to the Capital.
President Binaghi, how did you celebrate?
"In the field. And then, before going with some federal councilors to celebrate Davis, we went to greet the players while they were having dinner. I have been a modest player, but I understand when it is possible to go and talk to the team and when they want to be alone. But a greeting was in order."
Let's start with the very latest: you will not go to President Mattarella.
"Not for now. Immediately after receiving the invitation, together with Minister Abodi we tried to match the dates and commitments, but the players urgently need to train outdoors and on the fast track before the Australian trip. We'll see each other before the end of January. I was struck by the note from the Quirinale, surely someone will have played to denigrate us."
But there was a need to play them like that to poor Malagò…
«Play them? I do not think so. We come from a sensational final in Turin, did you hear that? We are vice world champions of the women's Davis Cup, have you heard? We are returning from the most successful indoor edition of Italian sport, have you heard? We turned the Internazionali di Roma into a 14-day world tournament, breaking all box office records, have you heard that? Sinner has won Montpellier, Toronto, Vienna and Beijing, padel is an uncontrollable phenomenon. He could have at least complimented us, he only did it now and I thank the guys who helped him find a bit of intellectual serenity."
The evil ones say that you pushed the chair of the CONI with your shoulder.
«But no, he can keep it as long as they allow him, but it would be nice to have a president of the Coni of all, who also compliments those who think differently from him. And we are among them."
Pre-tactics: Before the final, he said we were underdogs and tired.
