«He has always lived everything with passion»- Corriere.it

«A courageous, proud, but also generous, self-deprecating man. Sinisa was a true fighter, on and off the field, as he also demonstrated during his illness, becoming an example for everyone with his message, with his battle faced openly and with a smile. The image that will remain to me of him is that of a warrior with a good heart. I will miss him, we will miss him ». So Urbano Cairo, president of Rcs MediaGroup, recalls Mihajlovic, who was his coach at Turin from 2016 to 2018. The first season ended with a brilliant ninth place, a few points from Europe, the second ended in January with a exemption. Some field misunderstandings followed, then resolved.

It was Sinisa himself who recounted it, during a meeting at the Trento Sport Festival organized by the Gazzetta: «When I was diagnosed with the disease, Urbano was very close to me right away, he came to see me, made himself available for everything I it served me. I haven’t forgotten it.’ So much so that Miha chose Solferino as the publishing house for his intense autobiography, entitled “The game of life”, written with Andrea Di Caro, deputy director of the Gazzetta.

Confides Cairo: «I felt great human affection for him, as well as admiration for his talent as a coach. He was exceptional in managing young people, he had the courage to line them up, giving them confidence. Often, when it happened in Milan, we met for dinner and talked about everything, real life, family, children, not just football. I was impressed by his strength, his ability to smile at life despite his illness, continuing to work. I think this is his true lesson, his message, his teaching: to live everything with passion, always ».