Eder always points to Inter
Eder’s words
Speaking to Radio Sportiva today was former Samp, Inter and national team player, Eder Citadin Martins, now in Brazil at Criciuma. Class of 1986, he still wants to play and score goals. "I came back to my home after the experience in China and São Paulo of two years,” he said, “and everything is going well. Yesterday we won the Super Cup, with Criciuma, after being back in the Serie A I am having a great time. It's a league that is growing and è beautiful, quality soccer, with very strong young guys".
"After being at São Paulo, I realized how much they invest and how much they believe in young people, like Endrick who has now è gone to Real Madrid. He made a contrast with Miranda in the last championship that impressed me, as a great player, as well as Marcos Leonardo, who was approached by Lazio, who now è went to Benfica – added Eder – so too Vitor Roque who è went to Barcelona è very strong. We are talking about crazy figures, but Frosinone also took from our Criciuma, Mateus Lusuardi, very interesting and with incredible qualities. He also did well in the Coppa Italia with Napoli".
Eder touched on his Inter, with whom he played for two and a half years, from January 2016 to June 2018. "I always cheer from Brazil for the Nerazzurri, è a tough team that has taken a strong identity since the days of Conte and is continuing with the excellent work of Inzaghi, who è managed to take Inter to the Champions League final in June. It will be tough for Juve, the duel will continue: the Bianconeri do not play good soccer but they manage to hold their own until the end. Inter for me, beyond my support, will win the championship and is the favorite to win the Super Cup as well. Lautaro? He already had great qualities when he arrived in Italy, I remember him very well. Thuram è that player who can do well all the time, strong physically, fast, attacks spaces well. I am happy that they have created a great pair in attack".
A question also about the Chinese ownership known also in the experience at Jiangsu Suning. "I was hard on Zhang for how they behaved with us during the pandemic in China. We managed to win 2020 Scudetto and when they closed the doors, they didn't want to talk to me anymore and held a wrong attitude. I was sad but I don’t hold a grudge. I expected more than at the time. But it is no longer è the case to talk about it".
On Sampdoria, a company that perhaps launched him to certain levels. "It's the team where I had my best years and gave me so much, with a great coach who left us like Sinisa Mihajlovic. I am sorry for how it è ended, but they saved the club from bankruptcy, now they are struggling and I think they have to give time and trust to Pirlo. They deserve so much for the environment and for the fans, I can't wait to come back someday and go to Marassi to see a game."
The national team? ""It was a good path for me, I went through the ranks, at Frosinone, at Empoli, where I became top scorer in B, then came other stages, Samp for 4 years and then Inter. I made many sacrifices and arrived at the Azzurri jersey: everyone wondered what I would do, but Buffon, Chiellini and Pirlo, the captains, always gave me confidence. I remember the debut with Bulgaria and the goal scored: a great experience in 3-4 years, especially with Conte we were a big family, we qualified and then we had a great European Championship in 2016. It was really all very good".
