"Never seen before, Raffaele Cutolo. I couldn't imagine who he was. The president Anthony Sibilia He said he was a big fan and wanted to meet me. I exchanged a few words, but nothing more: the story about the medal being given to him is a fabrication." Juary he says, in an interview with The print, which was brought to Avellino "by deception."
The former Brazilian striker, one of the most vintage stickers of the 80s, then also played with Inter, Ascoli e Cremonese, and col Porto with which he won the European Cup, scoring the winning goal in the final against Bayern Munich. He became iconic for his celebration, which involved circling the corner flag.
"I learned of the transfer to Avellino Alone on a plane to Rome, where they had tricked me into boarding: after a few glasses of wine, Nicola Gravina, a manager who had followed me since I was a kid, confessed. He told me the truth. 'Where the fuck is Avellino? I'm not going there,' I protested. But he smiled: 'Can you fly? Because there's no parachute.' We went to Sibilia's studio after a drive from Fiumicino.
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Juary: "He was tricked into coming to Avellino, but that was the turning point."
"I was curious, anxious, and doubtful. Instead, it was the turning point in my life. Avellino became my home, and the president was like a second father: he was always there in dark times, and in business, a handshake was enough." Juary says that to meet Cutolo Sibilia he made him skip training. "We found ourselves in front of the court."
And about the flag dance, he says that "It was born at the Morumbi Stadium before a derby with Sao Paulo: Osmar Santos, a young radio commentator, asked me to invent a goal celebration. I scored three, and each time I danced on the line. The goal against Cibali was the first by a foreigner after the borders reopened."
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