Ancelotti and Gattuso, indiscreet from Naples: "Carletto disappointed by Rino". The call of the great frost

Is disappointed, Carlo Ancelotti. And he would have felt almost "betrayed" by Rino Gattuso, his squire as a player in the Milan, and today his replacement on the bench of the Naples. Extremely well-known for years, almost "father and son" of football. Carletto a year ago had written a public letter to Ringhio for his 40 years, effectively "crowning" him as the right coach for Milan. Gattuso has always considered him a master, trusting to call him in moments of difficulty, even if they are adversaries. The Corriere della Sera describes a decidedly embittered Ancelotti, also because the negotiation for his replacement arises from afar: Gattuso, we read, "has managed the negotiation with Aurelio De Laurentiis, when one day in early November he had called him for the first time, looking at him, precisely, the patricide".

Serious personal embarrassment for the former Rossoneri coach, but "Naples is an unmissable opportunity". For this "he began to follow Napoli on TV, to understand its limits and also its potential. And he realized that the moment of the turnaround would come and soon." Ancelotti is especially annoyed at the lack of contacts with Gattuso so far: "Una phone call can lengthen the friendship of a lifetime. There has not been, and it is a strong regret. Rino has been in trouble, and has even publicly admitted it. It would have been a delicate conversation for personal relationships and probably also indelicate towards the club that offers him the great opportunity ".

Already last Sunday, before the last race of Champions (stra) won by Ancelotti, Gattuso had run by car from Gallarate to Rome to agree with De Laurentiis, in the utmost discretion. "Not that Carlo had ended up on the moon: he knew, indeed he knew. In football, the voices run quickly, in the powder room the drafts were strong and clear". Then that phone call, Wednesday morning, arrives, and brings back some calm. between the two friends of a lifetime.