In Italy there is no doubt there is a culture of the result, but in the last few years it is changing in Italy as well, there is a tendency to play more of an entertainment game. More looking after the public is starting in Italy as well.

When it came to watching football, sometimes I went to see Napoli play in the European Cup. I remember very well Napoli against Real Madrid [in 1987] with a goal scored for Real by Emilio Butragueno. So sometimes I saw games but of course I had to play, so I was only going for the matches during the week on a Wednesday, for the European Cup.

In those days I was not studying the tactics too much. I only started to see football in another way with Arrigo Sacchi’s coaching at AC Milan. Then I started to see more the tactical part of the match.

I played until I was 33 years old. The highlight of my playing career? I liked very much the week, to stay with the team-mates and to have training, but then I remember that we played a friendly match against the Soviet Union in 1976 or 1977. They played in Florence because they were on a training camp.