Welcome back Inter fans. 
We’re back to review another classic Inter match 
with one of the stars of that era and from that game.
And my dear Fernando Siani they really do not get much bigger 
than the man you can all see on your screen…
Fernando I will let you do the honours!
First of all hi Ale and hi to all the fans. 
I would say not only the star of that match 
but the man of the moment right now! Hi Bobo!
Hi guys. Good afternoon. 
I will put my glasses on as I cannot see. 
We will soon talk about the game. But I have a question first: 
did you ever think a month or so ago you would become the best presenter around! 
This period has proven that! You can even rival Cattelan with your chats and interviews!
Can I say the truth?
Yes!
No I cannot say. 
Let’s say that I worked for 5 years in America with beIN Sports. 
I didn’t present the programmes. 
But I worked 4 or 5 days a week. 
We used to follow Serie A. The Spanish league. The French league. 
So, I was always on TV. I know more or less how things work. 
But I don’t see myself as the best there is. 
No, but your impeccable timing, the way you interact with guests has left us impressed.
The great thing in my view is that with you they feel they can say anything they want. 
Things that they would never say to us.
It’s normal. 
Most of the interviews have been with ex team-mates. I played alongside them all. 
They know how I am. I know how they are. They can trust me. 
I have a great rapport with all my ex team-mates. 
When I chat with them I know how far I can go. 
They are not afraid to chat with me. They know I would never make it hard for them. 
Then I guess off-air you say what really happened… and that to me seems only right!
The other day I said to Ventola, 
Ventola there is someone who wants to give you 7 million euros 
if you say what really goes on inside the dressing room.
He said no, no Bobo. I would then have to run away! 
70 million at least!
Let’s talk about the game now, Inter - Juventus, 2003 – 2004. 
The key moment of the game is the penalty to make it 2 – 0. 
You took the penalty. Gigi Buffon was in goal. 
You decided to take the penalty in a very brave way. 
Lots of power, down through the middle, goal. 
Down the middle?
Yes.
Well, Gigi knows me well and we always took penalties in training. 
I said to myself let’s play it safe. Don’t try and place it 
because if he guesses he will save it, regardless of the accuracy of my effort. 
So I said to myself, smash it down the middle. 
The goalie will dive one way or another. So I belted it down the middle. 
Bobo that was a very important game. 
Inter hadn’t beaten Juve at home in six years. 
Looking at both teams that day there was a gulf I would say in terms of the quality. 
But despite that you were outstanding. It was a real battle but Inter fully deserved the win. 
Yes, they were always battles with Juve. 
They don’t call it the 'derby d’italia' for nothing. 
The games with Juve and Milan are the biggest of the season. 
San Siro is always full. More than 80 thousand people. They are games you want to win. 
We played really well that night. 
Who was in attack with me? Oba?
Yes. Martins. On that note: Martins makes it one-nil. 
My friend once made a joke about him. He said the only one that can mark him is himself. 
When he’s on his game he’s unplayable. 
You took him under your wing, like a son. 
Just a bit! I adopted him! I took him places. We even went to Milano Marittima. 
I took him out for lunch, dinner. I paid for it all! 
But joking aside, I taught him what to do in front of goal. 
He was so quick. Believe me, there were very few with his kind of abilities. 
His pace was outstanding. He was lightning fast over 20 metres. 
As a kid, he trained with us. His shots used to fly over the bar and out the training ground! 
I said my friend come here. After training try it this way or that way.
I gave him tips and helped him. Every day. 
I saw he had great abilities. And of course that pace. 
I always say a player like him should never be sold. Never. 
He was the only player who could start or come off the bench 
and turn the game on its head. 
Even 5 minutes from the end. He can score a goal, two goals in a matter of minutes. 
He was that fast, so much so defenders were afraid. 
You could see it when he came on. The defence started to retreat. 
When he had the ball they dropped off. They struggled to keep up with him. 
I want to come in on that Bobo,
Martins scored in the derby, more than once versus Juve... he rose to the big occasions.
And I never did…
Instead Martins came on and left his mark. I thought crikey how can that be! 
I would toil all game and then he would come on 
and have two or three chances in five minutes!
Jokes aside, he was a player that came on and changed the game. In any moment.
That season Inter fought for a Champions League finish. 
They achieved it on the final day versus Empoli. 
A few problems at the back, a few in midfield 
but in attack plenty of options and real class. 
Recoba, Adriano didn’t play that day, it was Vieri and Martins. 
Stankovic as a 'trequartista.' 
There was a bit of everything. Ah yes, there was also Cruz. 
He decided the reverse meeting with Juve. 
One of the best strike-forces in the world.
We never had any worries in attack. There were some great players. 
Inter have always been blessed with top strikers. Take Cruz. 
He’s rarely talked about. Also because he is a quiet guy. 
As a person he is that way, quiet. The papers didn’t talk about him much, 
but he was a great forward. 
He was complete. We also had Adriano, El Chino.  
On the subject of Recoba, I told him recently he must have helped me score 90% of my goals!
Back then I didn’t even think about it. All those assists.  
He deserved a prize. But it’s too late now!
You know there is another thing I really admired about you. 
Sometimes a forward can struggle to adapt. But you always adapted to your strike partners. 
You had very different strike partners. El Chino. Martins. 
Adriano, Crespo, two out and out forwards. 
On the subject of Crespo, we interviewed him a while back and 
he said how you helped him settle in. Adriano the same. 
You always tried to adapt your game to their traits.
Of course. Also because I am a good guy. 
Especially with my fellow forwards. I know what it’s like when you don’t score. 
When you struggle, when you find it hard to create chances. 
I was never selfish. I was the opposite. 
I helped Adriano, Crespo, Ronaldo, Recoba all score. I was delighted.
I know what it means when you don’t find the net. 
With all the forwards that joined I was there to help them. 
Even with 'Batigol' when he joined. 
One season Crespo and I were in sensational form. 
I scored in Serie A, he scored in the Champions League. Pretty strange no?
I played alongside some top forwards. Above all they were all great people. 
We always got on well. There was never any trouble. 
It's not easy among so called 'prima donnas'! And that’s what we were back then. 
There was always great respect between us.
Bobo that is a very interesting point. 
There was a squad jam packed full of stars. But not just that season 2003/2004. 
You have always played with world class players. Even at national team level. 
But there were never any divisions. At times we hear about rifts in the dressing room. 
Or between a group of players. That didn’t happen to you.
No. And think for Italy we had me, Del Piero, Totti, Inzaghi and Montella. 
Players who all scored 300 goals in their career. 
There was never the arrogance to think I am better than them. 
They were great forwards, great people. That is the key thing. 
At Inter that was always the case. We were a crazy bunch! 
Everyone had their own way of being. But out on the pitch we all got on well. 
We all played for one another. That was the important thing.
Bobo that brings me onto my next point:
this game was Marco Materazzi’s return after 3 month ban over the Bruno Cirillo incident.
He returned to the starting XI. He was perfect that day. 
On his day there was no stopping him.
Marco was a very good defender. 
Now and again he stepped out of line. 
But hang on, 3 months for a punch? One punch, 3 months? 
These things happen but there are things that went on no one knows about! 
Out on the pitch for example. At corner kicks all sorts went on believe me. 
Joking aside, Marco was brilliant. An excellent defender. A great centre half. 
He had good left foot on him. 
It’s no surprise to me he returned to the team and had a great game. 
No surprise at all.
Stankovic also played a key role that day Bobo. 
You could say it was one of the first games he truly showed what he was capable of 
and what fans would see in the years to come.
Yes. Dejan was a top player. I also played alongside him at Lazio. 
I know what he can do. When you move to a new club it’s not easy to adapt.
I bucked the trend I guess. I had no problems! So well done me! 
I told myself I had to score right from my debut. 
It was a way to ease some of the pressure on me. 
But back to Dejan, he was a brilliant midfielder. He had a great career. 
But he needed some time to settle and that’s normal. 
Unlike you, a hat-trick on your Inter debut! That was some way to start finding your feet!
90 billion lira, most expensive player in the world… if I make a mistake, the fans will lay into me! 
I had to score and start on the right foot. Then I could live off that for a season! Joking!
A tricky question now. In today’s game, 
leaving aside this Serie A season which is still to be completed, 
so last season how many goals would you have scored had you still been playing? 
Give me a figure, more than 20, 30? How would you have found it? 
What’s changed since your days?
I will say one thing. I will name the players and the goals they would have scored. 
Batistuta: 40. Ok. Crespo: 40. 
Shevchenko: 40. Adriano: 40. 
Ronaldo: 50. Ten more for Ronnie as he’s a nice guy! 
And Bobo?
Cruz: 40. 
And Bobo?
Trezeguet: 40.
Pippo: 40. Me? I am in a different league. 
51 for you Bobo!
Back then the forwards were class. 
Real quality. 
Those players back then played in an era that was much more defensive. 
The idea was to keep a clean sheet and nick a goal. That was the style then. 
It was not as open as today. 
I used to always say with Totti and the others
back then even having a couple of shots on goal was positive. 
But you had to score at least one goal from those shots.
I played alongside some fantastic forwards.
Bobo you also played against some world class defenders. 
The best in your view?
The most complete I would say was 'Il Malda', Paolo Maldini.
You saw it with the national team too. 
In 5-aside, I asked if he was right or left footed.
He said he didn't know. If it came on his left, he took it with that. 
If it came on his right, with that.
I was astounded! 
He was physical, tall, fast. He was the most complete defender in history. 
There have been other great defenders. The best all played in Italy. 
We had Materazzi and Cordoba. Elsewhere, Ferrara and Montero. 
Stam, Nesta, Mihajlovic. Maldini and Nesta. Costacurta and Baresi. 
Cannavaro and Thuram. 
Where else could they say that? Samuel. Zago. Aldair. 
All complete, strong and I mean strong. Facing them was really tough. 
Absolutely. 
Your strongest ever team mate is obvious I guess Bobo? 
Even if there are some regrets I suppose with how things went.
Yes. Ronaldo. He got injured. I got injured. I rushed a little my comeback. 
Then in that period people started to talk about my nightlife. The usual stuff. 
He had a nasty knee injury. Not a cruciate which more or less in 6 to 8 months heals. 
He did his tendon. There was no idea how long. He was out for more than a year. What a blow.
A year and a half? I can’t remember. 
He returned and got injured.
Exactly. It was a shame we were a lethal strike force on paper. 
When we did play together they struggled to stop us. It was almost impossible. 
On the break we both had speed to burn. 
We were big lads too. We had strength and pace. 
We always combined, playing one-twos. 
We were a devastating partnership. 
We wanted the best for each other. 
One match we were at Piacenza, we had a penalty and I left it for him. 
He said you take it; you are in the running for the top scorer award. 
That is not a common thing. It’s very rare to see that. 
Those gestures show the kind of player you are. It’s one of the reasons why there was such a good friendship. 
Today we are still in touch. We chat on Instagram. We still do things together. 
We were a lethal strike force. But unfortunately injuries got in the way. 
The injuries hindered our desire to win and beat everyone. 
Bobo we could go on for hours and we may do that in the future now we have broken the ice!
So stay available for us! You can use us as a way of staying sharp for your Instagram chats.  
How about every time I do a Zoom chat with you, I get 10 Inter shirts. 32 Vieri. XXXL!
We will get working on that right now.
Thanks Bobo, thanks Fernando, thanks to everyone 
and enjoy this Inter - Juve classic!
