Caicedo-Inter, that’s who Inzaghi’s protégé is

Oscar for supporting actor. And, as a result, he has much more satisfactions than higher-rated characters than him. Felipe Caicedo is like that. He starts quietly, but in the end he wins everyone over. As he did to Lazio. A first season that was not at all satisfactory (heavy mistakes in the penultimate day of the championship that Lazio drew in Crotone, thus failing to qualify for the Champions League), but then it blossomed. The Biancocelesti fans, initially very severe towards him, even idolized him precisely for the humility with which he has always placed himself. “I hope the fans remember me for this goal and not for the mistake in Crotone”, he said at the end of a derby won with his own goal. In reality the fans remember him for the many heavy goals arrived in the final minutes. Cagliari, Turin, Juventus, Zenit: there are many teams that collapsed, in the final minutes, following the paw of the Panterone.

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In a world increasingly in the hands of social media and, consequently, increasingly virtual, Caicedo has had the merit of continually teasing the imagination of the fans. In 2019-20 he was the first to speak publicly about the Scudetto (he did it at the Christmas dinner and Lazio, on the following 29 February, found themselves at the top of the standings before collapsing in the post lockdown), with the people he is always available and kind . But he also knows how to adapt to the times: on social networks he is active, responds, and every now and then publishes videos of some of his goals to pleasantly provoke his opponents.

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On the other hand, his childhood in Ecuador was not easy: his father was a street vendor at the stadium, his mother a housewife. The neighborhood in which he grew up is neither wealthy nor quiet, which is why he has always been very active in the social sector. At 15 he participated and won the reality show called “Camino a la gloria”, obtaining the opportunity to do an internship in the cantera of Boca Juniors. From there he played in seven different leagues. Together with his wife and daughter he considers Italy a second home, although this week he could move again. Inzaghi thinks about it, too. He can lend a hand to the Nerazzurri, on the hunt for the 20th Scudetto which would allow the club to sew a second star on its shirt. And for Caicedo it would be an opportunity to obtain another recognition. Maybe not as a protagonist, but all in all, Felipe can take away the satisfactions even in this way.