{"id":26678,"date":"2026-09-01T12:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8finterview-alessandro-romano-speaks-to-il-corriere-dello-sport\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:32:09","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8finterview-alessandro-romano-speaks-to-il-corriere-dello-sport","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8finterview-alessandro-romano-speaks-to-il-corriere-dello-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0fINTERVIEW | Alessandro Romano speaks to Il Corriere dello Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alessandro Romano spoke exclusively to Italian sports daily Il Corriere dello Sport. The midfielder, who joined the Rossobl\u00f9 this summer, immediately made his mark: scoring the winning goal at Parma on his first Serie A start and putting in another strong performance against Inter. Here is an excerpt from his wide-ranging interview, published in today\u2019s edition.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SERIE A DEBUT<\/strong><br\/>\u201cDid I expect to make such a start? To be honest, I didn\u2019t really think about it. I just focused on working day by day and preparing as well as possible to reach my best physical condition. I experienced an incredible feeling in Parma. I didn\u2019t expect to score, so I\u2019m very happy that we came away with our first three points of the season. On Sunday at the Unipol Domus, I was really impressed by our fans. In the final ten minutes, they gave us an incredible boost. We were facing Inter, but we weren\u2019t afraid. In the end, we believed we could get the equaliser. A very strong group is taking shape. I see energy, desire and enthusiasm. I was welcomed very well. There are a lot of young players, we enjoy ourselves and we work well together.\u201d         <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE FAMILY<\/strong><br\/>\u201cHere in Cagliari, I\u2019ve found a place in the city centre. I can reach the sea in five minutes. To be honest, I haven\u2019t really had the time or the chance to enjoy it yet. Even though I come from Switzerland, I\u2019m not particularly drawn to the mountains. I often go to Naples, where my father\u2019s family comes from. My mother, Chiara, is from Lecce. The sea in Puglia is beautiful too, but I wouldn\u2019t make comparisons. What is Winterthur, my hometown, like? It\u2019s a nice, peaceful and well-organised place: it\u2019s a great place to live. I started playing football there when I was six. We live outside Zurich, halfway towards Winterthur. My father Umberto was born in Switzerland, but he feels Neapolitan, like the rest of his family. He was a footballer and is now a coach. My parents met on a football pitch. My father was playing for Baden, while my mother worked at the stadium. Quite a coincidence. My grandparents, Franco and Teresa, had also moved to Zurich. My brother Luca, who is two years older than me, plays for Kriens. He\u2019s a defensive midfielder too, the same position as my father. Midfield runs in our blood.\u201d                    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WHY CAGLIARI<\/strong><br\/>\u201cI already knew Mister Pisacane as an opponent. I had played against him with the Primavera. He\u2019s young and very committed. We spoke towards the end of the season and he really wanted me here. Feeling his trust was fundamental for me. I chose Cagliari because of him and because of the team. On the pitch, he recognizes our strengths, adapts the way we play and asks for fluidity. If you\u2019re facing Inter, you have to be able to do different things. I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019m just passing through Cagliari. \u2018Passing through\u2019 is probably the wrong word. (He touches the shirt bearing the symbol of the Four Moors, and the gesture says more than any words could, ed.). I have to give my all for the team. I like everything here. As soon as I arrived, I read everything I could about Gigi Riva, an idol and a legend of Sardinia. We have a fantastic training centre, and the Club gives us everything we need to work in the best possible conditions. I\u2019ve seen the pictures and the plans for the new stadium. I don\u2019t know what it will look like when it\u2019s finished, but it looks very impressive. And yes, it would be great to play there at the European Championship too. Why not?\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE NATIONAL TEAM<\/strong><br\/>\u201cI\u2019m happy that, at just 20 years old, I\u2019ve attracted the attention of Mancini and Yakin. It\u2019s an immense honour. They both came to the stadium to watch me in the first two league games. I have a clear idea in my mind, but for now I\u2019m keeping it to myself. We\u2019ll see when the Nations League call-ups are announced. I have to choose between the two. What I can say is this: I won\u2019t choose against a national team, but in favour of a national team.\u201d The Rossobl\u00f9 midfielder, who arrived on the island this summer and made his Serie A debut, opened up in an extensive interview. Here is an excerpt from his words.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":26676,"template":"","tags":[],"news_cat":[278,276,274],"class_list":["post-26678","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_cat-new-in","news_cat-latest-news","news_cat-first-team"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83c\udf99\ufe0fINTERVIEW | Alessandro Romano speaks to Il Corriere dello Sport<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Rossobl\u00f9 midfielder, who joined the Club this summer and is making his Serie A debut, spoke at length in an interview. 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