Pazzini: ‘Cassano will play again’

By Football Italia staff

Giampaolo Pazzini explains Antonio Cassano’s departure from Verona, and predicts his former teammate will play again.

The pair formed a deadly partnership at Sampdoria, and looked set to rekindle that at the Bentegodi this term.

However, FantAntonio dramatically ripped up his contract and announced his retirement, just weeks after joining.

“It’s a shame because he could have helped us,” Pazzini reflected, speaking to Gazzetta dello Sport.

“Other than that I can’t say anything, because he didn’t give us this feeling, he was fine, he always trained well. What we know is what came out in the newspapers.

“What he said on the morning of July 23, the last day of the pre-season trying camp was ‘ciao lads, I’m going. Good luck’.

“It could have meant everything or nothing. ‘Ciao I’ll see you in a few days’ or ‘never again’.

“It’s like a week before, he’d gathered us to say goodbye in the morning, then in the afternoon he was one of us again.

“Will he keep playing? In my opinion, yes. But that’s only my opinion.”

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