Marassi remembers Vialli and Mihajlovic, Dejan Stankovic wracked with emotion

“At that moment it was too much for me.”

Still not totally recovered after the terrible loss of such a man, compatriot and former teammate as Sinisa Mihajlovic — whom he himself has repeatedly referred to as an absolute ‘father’ and idol — Dejan Stankovic could not stand the emotion of seeing Marassi mourn for the former Serbian coach and for Gianluca Vialli, another very painful loss for the entire Blucerchiato people.

The commemoration for the two legends of Sampdorian history, which began at the opening of the gates, continued as the Blucerchiati players entered the pitch to warm up for the upcoming match with Napoli. It was at that moment that ‘Deki’ did not hold back his emotion, as he himself told in the press conference after the match against the partenopei.

“In the warm-up I ran inside, it was really too much for me. I just hope I honored tonight two players and two men like Sinisa and Luca who had an important Doriano past. We lost so much with their passing. The Mihajlovic and Vialli families are like friends and brothers. It was a great thrill and I wanted at all costs to leave the field proud. Unfortunately, we lost but the good memories of our bleachers remain, which made me feel so much emotion. I am proud,” concluded the Slavic coach.