Radja -Nainggolan- never cries, but Florenzi does.
Florenzi and De Rossi
They are "the three" of Rome
Past, present and future.
His teammates gave him this shield
And now...
For the last time
C'mon Francè
"Sshhh", it's easy for you to say "shhhh"
Here we are...
it's time...
Can you hear me?
-crowd answers Yes-
It seems like a concert.
Unfortunately the moment has come
The moment I wished it would never happen.
Unfortunately the moment has come.
Recently I've read many things about me.
Nice, amazing things.
I've cried everyday, alone, as a mad man.
Because 25 years can't be forgotten
with you watching my back
in good and bad momentes, especially bad moments
And for all of this
I'd like to say thank you, even if it's not easy.
You know, I'm a man of few words, but I think all of them.
And...
Recently...
...my wife and me have sat...
I told her about all these years I've' spent wearing this jersey
the only jersey I've ever weared.
I wrote...
...we wrote a letter for you.
I'm not sure I'll be able to read it.
I'll try.
If I can't, my daughter Chanel will end it. She can't wait to read it.
I need to breath, sorry.
It's not easy.
Let's read it, or it will be late.
You're hungry, it's dinner time.
I would stay here...
...for the next 25 years.
Thank you Roma, thank you mom and dad
thank you brother
thanks to all my family and friends, my wife and my three children.
I'm starting from the end
from regards
because I'm not sure I'll be able to read these few words.
28 years of history can't be explained in this letter.
I'd like to make it with a song or a poem,
but I'm not a singer and not even a poet.
So I tried to compose my history using my feets, playing football...
...the easiest way to express myself.
By the way...
Did you know what was my favourite toy, when I was a child?
The ball, and it still is.
But at some point we have to grow up.
"Time decides for us", that's what they told me.
Curse you, Time!
But it's the same Time...
...we all prayed to go faster, that 17th june 2001...
- it's the day Roma won its last Italian championship-
... when we couldn't wait to hear the final whistle from the referee.
I still have shivers, If I think about that moment
Today Time has come to tell me I have to grow up.
"You're not a child anymore,
take off your shorts, your shoes.
You're a man today,
and you are not supposed to smell the grass anymore...
...to feel the sun on your face while you're running to the goal...
...the adrenalin in your body which burns you and the joy to score it".
Recently I've wondered why they are trying to wake me up from this dream.
Do you remember when, as children, while you're having a beautiful dream,
your mothers wake you up to make you ready for the to school,
but you want to keep sleeping?
You try to keep and follow the story you were living in your dream
but you can't.
This time it's not about a dream. It's the reality.
This letter is for you:
for the children "of yesterday" who supported me,
who grew up and maybe became mothers and fathers
and for the children "of today" who are paying tribute to me.
I like thinking my story will be a fairy tale to be told, someday.
This is the worst part to read.
Now it's really over.
I take off my jersey for the last time
I fold it
even if I'm not ready for this.
Maybe I'll never be.
Forgive me. I haven't done any interview during the last months, explaining my thoughts.
Turning off the light ain't easy.
I'm scared.
It's not the same feeling you feel when you kick a penalty.
This time I can't see between net's holes, and I can't see what's gonna happen next.
Allow me to be scared
I need your help and your warmth, again...
... help and warmth you've always proved to me.
With your affection
I'll manage to move forward....
...and to throw myself into a new adventure.
Now it's time to say thank you to all my teammates, technicians and the whole management;
to those who have worked with me during the years;
It's time to say thank you to all our supporters,
to Curva Sud - the place behind the goal where hot Roma's supporters sit -
which is a point of reference for those who support AS Roma and live in this city.
Borning as a roman and being a Roma's fan is a unique privilege
Being the captain of this team has been an honor.
You are part of my life and you'll forever be.
I won't be able to excite you playing football anymore...
...but my heart will be with you.
Now I walk down the stairs,
I get into the locker room which baked me when I was a child...
... and that now I leave as a Man.
I'm happy and proud I've given you 28 years of deep love.
I love you.
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