Where have you been? From Zola to the trident Langella-Esposito-Suazo: when Cagliari returned to flying | First page

The Cagliari version 2019/2020 is one show for the eyes and the heart: thanks to the wise work of president Giulini and of the men market of the company, the Sardinians are disputing a championship well above expectations, in full fight for the Europe area. Merit of a wise and inconspicuous coach like Rolando Maran and of players who have been able to serve the team without individualism and hysteria: people like Radja Nainggolan, Nahitan Nendaz, John Simeone, Marko Rog, Joao Pedro, Robin Olsen and Lucas Castro it is literally making the people of Sardinia dream, and it has been a long time since it happened. Precisely from the 2004/2005 season, now 15 years ago.CELLINO THE VISIONARY E MAGIC BOX ZOLA – When the gods people Quattro Mori he returned to flying, thanks to a team expertly set up by the then president Massimo Cellino, today in Brescia, and by a hard-working and not very prominent technician, Daniele Arrigoni, today at the helm of Italy University: on the wings of Massimo's experience Gobbi and launched by Mauro's 19 networks Esposito, but above all thanks to the imagination and inspiration of Magic Box Gianfranco Zola, back home to close the career, to the speed and accuracy of the Honduran David Suazo and to the illuminated season of the carneade Antonio Langella, capable of reaching up to the Italian national team.

LANGELLA-SUAZO-ESPOSITO: THE TRIDENT OF DREAMS – The trident formed by the last three with the help of Wizard of Oliena has entered the collective imagination of the legend of the great protagonists of football in Sardinia, in a golden year that will see Cagliari place itself in twelfth place in the championship: two sensational draws against Inter and Juve, the latter with a goal from captain Zola in the 90th minute, a 3-0 win against Roma and the Coppa Italia semi-final, lost only against future Inter champions. But let's see then what happened to all the protagonists of that sensational season on the Island:

GOALKEEPERS:

Fanis Katergiannakis: he left the world of football and returned to live in Greece.

Alex Brunner: Udinese goalkeeping coach.

Gennaro Iezzo: goalkeeper coach at the Emanuele Troise football school.

DEFENDERS:

Francis Bega: Milan observer.

Diego Lopez: Penarol coach, Uruguayan top flight.

Rocco Saturday: still plays in Trento, in Excellence.

Francis Pisano: he still plays in Olbia, in Serie C, of ​​which he is captain.

Simone Loria: second-class UEFA A coach, can coach the youth teams, the first teams up to Serie C and to be a deputy in A and B.

Alexander Agostini: former Cagliari technical collaborator.

Roberto Maltagliati: Italian champion with the Lombardy Journalist Representative, he works in football schools.

midfielders:

Marcello Albino: has left the world of football.

Daniele Conti: responsible for the technical area of ​​Cagliari.

Maximum Gobbi: commentator and technical commentator for DAZN.

Nelson Abeijon: took the coaching license.

Alexander Budel: commentator and technical commentator for DAZN.

Maximum Brambilla: coach of the Atalanta Spring.

Edgar Alvarez: he has just retired after seven seasons in the Platense, in the top flight of Honduran football.

Claudio Pani: still plays in Sliema Wanderers Football Club, Maltese top division.

Loris Del Nevo: has embarked on a coaching career, at the moment he is released.

Forwards:

Mauro Esposito: assistant coach of the Pescara Spring.

David Suazo: has embarked on a coaching career, at the moment he is released.

Gianfranco Zola: former deputy Chelsea coach with Sarri, he is currently released.

Horacio Peralta: he left the world of football and lives in Uruguay.

Antonio Langella: has left the world of football.

Rolando Whites: commentator and technical commentator for DAZN.

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