“More Sinner than Maradona”: announcement from one of Italy’s top sports families upsets fans
Time of Olympics, time of big dreams for everyone. And rightly so, reporters, at the time of the five-ring games, interview those who have made history in the sport over the years. Especially Italians.
In this case, it took Corriere della Sera to get the Abbagnale family talking: who hasn’t heard the commentary of a Giampiero Galeazzi exalted because of what the brothers were managing to do with rowing? We believe that everyone once stood in front of that video. Giuseppe and Vincenzo Abbagnale both won and have always shown great interest in the sport, incredible numbers, and a Campania dynasty that has made millions of fans smile. The former won 9 golds between the Olympics and World Championships as a pair with Carmine. And the two gave precisely an interview to the most important newspaper in Italy.
They meet again in Sinner
They, the brothers, obviously lived with the myth of Diego Armando Maradona. In those years, with the Argentine on the team, the Azzurri triumphed in Italy and Europe dragged by what, for many, was the strongest player of all time. But now there is Sinner, and they said this.
“I, my brother and my son Vincenzo see ourselves more in Jannik Sinner than in Diego; his way of interpreting sports is similar to ours. Maradona was always the center of attention, an exaggerated genius who embodied the Neapolitan spirit. We are good guys, humble and never content like Jannik. Sinner is an Abbagnale with a racket in his hand.” In short, beautiful words for Sinner who, as we know, is not having his best days right now since he has been at the top of the World Rankings. The last few tournaments that didn’t go so well and his decision not to be in the Olympics have turned things upside down. But when you get a certificate of esteem like that then you can be really happy.