{"id":27930,"date":"2026-10-16T16:54:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=27930"},"modified":"2026-10-16T16:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T14:55:03","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-daniel-maldini-speaks-to-sky-sport","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-daniel-maldini-speaks-to-sky-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f INTERVIEW | Daniel Maldini speaks to Sky Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rossobl\u00f9 playmaker Daniel Maldini, who has scored four goals in his last four Serie A appearances and has been one of the standout performers during the opening part of the season, earning a return to the Italian national team, spoke exclusively to Sky Sport from the panoramic terrace of Palazzo Tirso in Cagliari. Here is what he had to say:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE ROSSOBL\u00d9 SHIRT<\/strong><br\/>\u201cWhat does wearing the Cagliari shirt mean to me? It has a new and special meaning for me. We got off to a good start straight away, we want to keep going like this and hopefully give even more. Of the goals I\u2019ve scored in the Rossobl\u00f9 shirt so far, I\u2019d pick the one against Juventus as the most important. Unfortunately, it wasn\u2019t enough to secure the three points, but it was a really good match.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE CLUB\u2019S TRUST<br\/>\u201cMonday\u2019s game against Monza will be a special one. I played there and always felt very comfortable. Here in Cagliari, I\u2019m starting to experience the same emotions I felt in Monza. I\u2019ve found a great deal of trust here from the Club, the coaching staff and my teammates. I believe that\u2019s the most important thing, what allows you to perform at your best on the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COACH<\/strong><br\/>\u201cI knew the Coach\u2019s story and what he had to go through as a child. The picture of him in a hospital bed wearing my dad\u2019s shirt, as my father was one of his idols, is a really moving image. We talked about it once in his office. Being coached by him today feels like a circle coming full circle. We\u2019ve built a wonderful relationship: we talk a lot, he helps me, and I\u2019m genuinely happy to have him as my coach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE MALDINI DYNASTY<\/strong><br\/>\u201cWalking into Coverciano and seeing pictures of my grandfather and my dad wearing the Azzurri shirt is an incredibly powerful emotion. I think wearing the national team shirt is every child\u2019s dream, and it\u2019s a source of great pride. What would my grandfather say about me today? I think he\u2019d be very happy. I would have loved for him to see me play.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE AZZURRI AND COACH MANCINI<\/strong><br\/>\u201cI\u2019m very happy to have become part of the national team group. Coach Mancini gives you an incredible sense of calm. Even when things aren\u2019t going quite right, he knows how to put you at ease so that things can improve. It\u2019s the same with Coach Pisacane: when a coach can make a player feel good, it automatically sets in motion a process that can lead to great things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY<\/strong><br\/>\u201cMy father, my mother and my brother are fundamental to me. They\u2019re my strength and always have been, especially when things don\u2019t go to plan, during the most difficult moments, as happened recently too. As for that incident, I\u2019ll say that I made a stupid mistake and, rightly so, I\u2019m facing the consequences. However, it wasn\u2019t right that I should have to pay for things I hadn\u2019t done. The truth is now known. In any case, that moment is behind me. We\u2019ve moved on, my family stood by me, and that\u2019s the most important thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE WORLD CUP DREAM<\/strong><br\/>\u201cI have a very close and special relationship with my mother. She often comes to visit me here in Cagliari and she likes the city. My father has always been something of a \u2018superhero\u2019 to me, although I\u2019ve always experienced that in a fairly normal way. My childhood dreams? I\u2019ve achieved them, but there are always new ones to push you further. I\u2019d love to play in a World Cup with Italy. I think that\u2019s every young player\u2019s dream.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27896,"template":"","tags":[],"news_cat":[278,276,274],"class_list":["post-27930","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\ufe0f INTERVIEW | Daniel Maldini speaks to Sky Sport<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Le parole del fantasista autore di quattro reti nelle ultime quattro gare di Serie A, autentico protagonista in questa prima fase di stagione\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-daniel-maldini-speaks-to-sky-sport\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f INTERVIEW | Daniel Maldini speaks to Sky Sport\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Le parole del fantasista autore di quattro reti nelle ultime quattro gare di Serie A, autentico protagonista in questa prima fase di stagione\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-daniel-maldini-speaks-to-sky-sport\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cagliari\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-16T14:55:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VSPA5002-maldini-esu-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-daniel-maldini-speaks-to-sky-sport\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-daniel-maldini-speaks-to-sky-sport\/\",\"name\":\"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f INTERVIEW | Daniel Maldini speaks to Sky Sport\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-daniel-maldini-speaks-to-sky-sport\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-daniel-maldini-speaks-to-sky-sport\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VSPA5002-maldini-esu-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-16T14:54:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-16T14:55:03+00:00\",\"description\":\"Le parole del fantasista autore di quattro reti nelle ultime quattro gare di Serie A, autentico protagonista in questa prima fase di stagione\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-daniel-maldini-speaks-to-sky-sport\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-daniel-maldini-speaks-to-sky-sport\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-daniel-maldini-speaks-to-sky-sport\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VSPA5002-maldini-esu-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/VSPA5002-maldini-esu-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1920},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/news\/%f0%9f%8e%99%ef%b8%8f-interview-daniel-maldini-speaks-to-sky-sport\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f INTERVIEW | Daniel Maldini speaks to Sky Sport\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cagliaricalcio.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Cagliari - 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