Tricella: "Scirea made everything easy. Boninsegna? He sprinted 20 meters to scold me..."

His international debut came before his Serie A debut. It was a friendly, yes, but of an extra level. Inter-Brazil, 13 April 1978. San Siro packed beyond measure, a celebration for the 70th anniversary of the Nerazzurri club: a special guest, the Seleçao. "They had Zico, Rivelino, Cerezo, Dirceu. I remember a left back who planted himself on the sideline: I watched from the bench, they continually served him with a change of field. Bam, chest stop and play. I come in with 20 minutes to go, I take two nuts, one voluntary, used to make a pass. We lose 2-0, a match like that. But what players they had". Roberto Tricella at 66 says he has stopped working: he has divided his life in half. "The first 33 in football, the others in real estate, which helped me a lot for my post-career. Since January I feel retired. When I stopped playing, I could have stayed in football as a manager in Verona, but it didn't materialize quickly". He sees football, he is a returning Milan fan, he has just spent a month of celebrations, meetings and memories for the 40th anniversary of the Verona championship, May 1985, the team of which he was captain.