He jealously guards the recently concluded salvation and immediately wants to thank both Davide Nicola and Nereo Bonato.
However, Tommaso Giulini has already turned the page and is more than ever convinced that the choice is the best possible one at this time. Almost inevitable. "It was Pisacane's moment", the president of Cagliari cuts short in the press conference at Palazzo Tirso with which he marks the passage between the season just ended and the one to come.
"There are moments in life and this is his moment . And we certainly didn't want to risk losing him," she is keen to point out. "Fabio is hungry, knowledgeable. He has grown a lot. It's a choice that comes from within. It's the last step towards that identity model that we've been looking for for years."
And this was precisely the reason that led to the divorce with Bonato , whom Giulini defines as "the king of the January market". The rossoblù patron reveals: "Nereo did not completely embrace the Pisacane choice, he considered it a gamble. For us, however, it was not. And it seemed right to separate".
Giulini focused on the position of the redemptions of Caprile, Piccoli and Adopo . «They are a huge commitment for the club and also for me personally», he points out. «If I take a player I take him to keep him», the premise. «Then it is clear that in the market there are no limits. If irresistible offers arrive and they push to leave, no one is holding them back clearly . But I am convinced that all three need to continue their growth path with us».
Saying goodbye, instead, to Viola and Augello. On the playmaker: «Nicolas is the last to leave an important group. Unfortunately in football, decisions have to be made. But there remains great gratitude for the works of art that he showed us». On the full-back: «Just this morning I met him at the sports center where he came to visit us and I hugged him and thanked him. Just as I thank Palomino and Jankto for what they gave».
Giulini asks the fans for trust and tries to let himself go with coherence: «We want to continue to dream but not to deceive. We want to build a strong team to have a good season» . Giulini admits that he is looking for a partner who can support the company, also to try to raise the bar. And on the stadium issue, he specifies: «I hope that by Christmas we can start with the tender» .
Finally: «I want to announce now that on August 2nd we will play the first “Trofeo Gigi Riva” in history here, against Saint-Etienne , the team against which Gigi Riva made his debut in the Champions Cup».