Palermo midfielder Antonio Nocerino thanked Delio Rossi for his Italy career and revealed “Gennaro Gattuso is my hero.”
The rugged player came off the bench during the 1-0 victory in Slovenia on Friday evening and Thiago Motta scored the winner soon after.
“Maybe it's not a coincidence,” he joked in today's Press conference.
“We played a good game, as we were organised and determined. As for me, I hope I'll have more chances to play and be a part of this squad.”
Palermo midfielder Antonio Nocerino thanked Delio Rossi for his Italy career and revealed “Gennaro Gattuso is my hero.”
The rugged player came off the bench during the 1-0 victory in Slovenia on Friday evening and Thiago Motta scored the winner soon after.
“Maybe it's not a coincidence,” he joked in today's Press conference.
“We played a good game, as we were organised and determined. As for me, I hope I'll have more chances to play and be a part of this squad.”
Nocerino thanked his former Rosanero Coach Rossi, recently fired by Palermo, for the step up in his career.
“If I am here, then I must thank Rossi. He made me grow, not just tactically and in terms of technique, but also as a man.
“At the start everyone thought I was just a workhorse midfielder, but now they are realising I have a certain quality to my football and that makes me happy.”
He has been compared to Milan veteran Gattuso, who has now retired from international duty.
“Gattuso is my hero. I still have a lot of work to do in order to reach his level.”