Raffaele Palladino: A True Neapolitan's Football Journey and Monza's Ambitions

"In my last interview, all my Neapolitan essence came out. As a child, I played a lot in the streets, and unfortunately, it's not like that anymore. In my past, I never had any contact with Napoli society; I never had the chance to play for my city's team. It would have been nice, but it didn't happen," says Raffaele Palladino, a true Neapolitan who, however, has been carrying forward his footballing belief away from his city for years. In Monza, for example, where tomorrow he will await the blues for the 31st championship match. "We are aware that tomorrow we face a strong team, which has had difficulties but they are still the reigning Italian champions. Tomorrow I'm interested in the performance, during the week I saw a charged and angry team." Catching up in the standings? "We face a strong team that will want to redeem themselves after the defeat with Atalanta. The perfect match will be necessary. It's a stimulus to face the champions." What else does Monza ask of the championship? "The goal is to raise the bar and do something even more ambitious. We have many direct confrontations ahead of us and we will try to do something incredible. Technical values are often talked about, but not human values. You grow on the field but also off it. For us, making players available for the National teams is a matter of great pride. What we are doing is often taken for granted."