Serena remembers May 5th: “I was supposed to play, not Gresko. It’s still an open wound”

More than twenty years have passed, but the wound has not healed. Serena, former left back with a past at Inter, gave an interview to La Gazzetta dello Sport in which he returned to the missed championship on the last day of the 2001/02 season, the “5th of May”.

About Moratti, Serena recalled a special relationship: «He reminded me of Mantovani for his humanity. We celebrated Christmas at his house, he invited the whole team and we played bowling. He was in love with our Inter».

The biggest regret, however, remains that championship never won: «I had made a vow. I wanted to retire by winning the championship with Inter, the team I have supported since I was a child. Instead, I don’t know what happened on May 5th… believe me, I have never watched it again, it hurts too much. I can’t do it, it’s still an open wound. We were all in tears: me, Ronnie and many others».

There is also a detail related to the lineup of that match that has never stopped weighing on him: «I was supposed to play and not Gresko, then the coach changed his mind at the last minute. That’s how I faced him. I did everything to recover from an injury and be there. Not playing that day hurt me».