Trezeguet speaks of himself on “Open Mind”

29 October 2009

It was a particular day for David Trezeguet who from a merciless striker in the penalty area, moved this afternoon from the field to the centre of Turin, or more precisely to Piazza Castello to change into an orator for “Open Mind”, a project addressed to youngsters supported by the Ministry for Internal Affairs and co-financed by the European Union.

It was an occasion for a meeting which the city of Turin organized to allow youngsters to come into contact with illustrious co-citizens and ask them about their stories, the opportunities they came across, their passions and the principles which guided them in their adult life. It is a moment in the growth of these youngsters who during the Week of Citizenship, from the 27th to the 31st of October, will have the opportunity to learn from the dialogue with personalities such as John Elkann (Exor president) and Angelo Benessia (Compagnia di San Paolo president), yesterday .

David was adopted by Turin 10 years ago and he has always stressed his bond with the city besides with Juventus and hence attended the activity with pleasure. To the over 300 youngsters present, David spoke of his life, starting from Argentina and his first kicks to the ball to a goal made by two stones, up to the triumph in the World Cup and European Cup as well as of his many victories with Juventus. David then spoke to the journalists present about the current team, saying: «that the most beautiful thing about the match against Sampdoria was that the players enjoyed themselves and made the public enjoy it too». The thought’s of Trezegol and his team mates however are already on Saturday’s match against Napoli, «a good team against which we will have to field the same spirit that we had against Sampdoria». «We must not let go – ended Trezeguet – because we have many matches ahead of us».