At the Serie A Gran Gala Leao is approaching renewal with Milan

Rafael Leao walks smiling on the red carpet of the Gran Galà 2022. Behind him Dusan Vlahovic observes him. A handshake and a whispered sentence before taking a seat at their respective tables. Who knows, perhaps a compliment from the Juventus forward to the Portuguese, given the 14th place obtained in the final ranking of the Golden Ball, first among the Serie A players. The news, however, in addition to the timely arrival of Paolo Maldini and that of Pioli “chased” by a snappy Maignan – who demonstrates an already optimal physical condition – came as a surprise to the words of the sporting director, Frederic Massara. “Tonight Leao’s dad is having dinner with us, we’ll talk about the renewal. We are confident “. After months of waiting, the turning point. Rafael Leao would be close to finding an agreement to continue his journey with the Rossoneri. A dry and decisive answer, to rumors English, more and more confident to see him in the Premier League as early as January.

The script does not change at Inter, with the managing director Giuseppe Marotta saying “we are confident about the renewal of Skriniar and other elements of the squad, even if a lot will depend on the wishes of the players themselves”. sale of the club said “we should thank Suning for what he is doing, honors all commitments in the best possible way. We are happy and focused, this club never makes us lack for anything “.

An elegant Gleison Bremer, accompanied by his wife, closes the catwalk of the guests, officially kicking off the evening of the 2022 Grand Gala.

The women’s Top 11 was revealed first, with Juventus defender Lisa Boattin, awarded as best player 2021/2022. “The credit goes to Juventus, the staff and my companions”, she exclaimed with emotion at the delivery of the award. To get on stage, a few moments later, Theo Hernandez. The AC Milan full-back received the award for the best goal of 2021/2022. The coast to coast against Atalanta last May 15 allowed him to overtake the goals of Luis Alberto and Lorenzo Pellegrini in the standings. The final embrace with Paolo Maldini was warm, the one who strongly insisted one afternoon in June 2019 in Ibiza to snatch his green light to transfer from Real Madrid outright. Space also for the “best young player” of the last Serie B, won by the current Juventus central Federico Gatti, playing at Frosinone. The final applause of the hall is all for Stefano Pioli, on fire and tanned for the occasion, despite the first autumn colds. The coach from Emilia was awarded as the best coach 2021-2022. A positive air around Milanello, which allows the youngest squad in our league to continue to grow without setting limits. At the club in via Aldo Rossi, needless to say, the award for best club.

Slowly, the room empties after midnight, there is only room for a joke with the coach Roberto Mancini, next to greet those present. “Roberto, who wins the championship?”. He smiles. “Still early, even if Napoli are doing extraordinary things. He plays the Champions League matches at a great level, the team has improved a lot on several aspects, it has quality … ”. Could it be the year of Azzurro at least in Italy? He speaks to the Maradona.