Dal Cin’s blitz in Rio to bring the Brazilian to Udine, Barbara Berlusconi’s no to the sale of Pato which caused Milan to lose Tevez, Moratti who was convinced by a manager of a beach bar for the Dutchman: the meeting at Forte for the new Juve is only the latest of many summits at the seaside
Market hits under the sun of an Italian summer. Negotiations, deals, strategies, under the umbrella, on the shore, waiting for the undertow of events, with a drink in hand and a center forward in the head. Spalletti and Carnevali, the new Juve was born in Forte dei Marmi. Over there, a few bathrooms away, from “Piero”, in his usual summer retreat, in his happy time, Massimo Moratti moved his office, explaining the market guidelines to the reporters after lunch. One day, the Inter of the Treble took shape at Forte. The former president himself said it, revealing that “my son wanted to introduce me to a friend of his who runs a beach bar and is a huge Inter fan. He said to me: ‘President, you’re only missing one player to make this team unbeatable. It’s Sneijder. I’ve followed him all year, he would give us the speed that could help us win the Champions League’. He seemed like the greatest football expert, I couldn’t help but listen to him. I called Branca and told him: ‘Let’s get behind him'”.