Paola Egonu, not just gold. After the Olympic medal comes an even bigger surprise: everyone saw it.
Of course it’s been a long time since Paola Egonu scared Italian fans by declaring, in a moment of outburst, that she would never wear the Azzurri jersey again. Fortunately, she did not follow up on those words; she probably never even thought anything of it. And we are grateful for that, because maybe things would have turned out differently if the champion from Cittadella had actually taken a step back.
She did not, thank goodness, and it is also thanks to her that Italvolley, today, is living what is no longer a dream, but an unparalleled reality. The women’s national team won a gold that will go down in history and that will still be talked about for years to come. Because no one will ever be able to forget, that much is certain, the great feat of which Egonu and her companions were protagonists on the banks of the Seine, during an edition of the Olympics that gave so much satisfaction to the people of the Boot.
The girls, needless to say, are over the moon. And overjoyed is also Leonardo Puliti, who in addition to being a volleyball player is also the fiancé of the very strong opposite of coach Velasco’s team. He, who has been with Paola for a year or so now, dedicated the most beautiful message to the national team star. Some honeyed words that softened, for obvious reasons, everyone.
Paola Egonu, the hugs and then the post: welcome back serenity
Leonardo lived every moment of the Parisian trip together with his sweetheart. Several times they appeared in public, complicit and close-knit, even when, having beaten Turkey, Paola ran to hug and kiss him.
Although he has been very secretive in recent months, he could not help but give her the gift of a very sweet dedication of love, which he entrusted to social networks by making an exception. “You have devoted so much time to your improvement that you have no time for criticism from others. You have a big heart and you have proclaimed it to the world not with great words but through great deeds. You promise yourself to live trusting that the world is on your side as long as you sincerely follow your best self. I am so lucky and grateful to be able to stand by your side as you achieve all your most ambitious goals my queen.”
Words that softened the people on social but also Egonu herself, who responded to the post by writing “My love, thank you.” Happy and serene as the opposite of Cittadella has long deserved to feel.