Muraro remembers Mazzola: the compliments after a goal and the Grande Inter

On the day of the final farewell to Sandro Mazzola, Carlo Muraro shared his memories on the microphones of Sky Sport. The former footballer spoke about the privilege of having lived alongside the champions of the Grande Inter, describing those years as a unique formative training ground.

“You watched them and learned,” explained Muraro, who was Mazzola’s last roommate. “I helped him write the last slice of cake because I dictated it to him. He was light and playful, always starting a conversation with a joke,” he recalled fondly.

The initial impact with those champions was strong: “I was very intimidated, I was just a kid among those champions I watched on television. With him maybe even more so because he spoke little but did great things, like everyone in that team.”

Among his dearest memories, Muraro recounted a particular episode: “After the year with Varese in Serie B, during a training session I scored with the tip of my foot and he congratulated me because I beat the goalkeeper with the tip. I will always remember it.”

Asked about the difference between Mazzola as a player and as a manager, Muraro noted an evolution: “As a player he was very close to the players and acted on their behalf to defend them; as a manager he had moved more to the other side.”