Leo Paredes and Paulo Dybala resurface in Milan.
The smile of someone who made it big. In the sense of the four goals at Lecce that put Roma back in the center of the village. Leo Paredes and Paulo Dybala, world champions with Argentina and among the best on the field on poker night at the Olimpico, are big padel fans, following the more traditional path of passion for 'pala' in Argentina. So, impossible to miss the final of Milan Premier Padel P1 at the Allianz Cloud.
Leo and Paulo arrived just before 3 p.m. accompanied by their wives Camila Galante and Oriana Sabatini, greeted by photographers and the tournament’s social task force. Smiles, handshakes, the walk under the tunnel during which they tell us about their passion for padel: “Sì I play padel when è possible, I like it a lot but I am not the strong one”, says the Romanista outfielder, pointing to Leo Paredes: “The strong one è him, there'è little to do…”. Paredes smiles, shrugs and replies: “I like padel very much and always have. Me the strongest? If he says so…”.
Relaxation, smiles, selfies and autographs confirm the feeling they have on the soccer field even between glass and grates: “Our favorite player? He's Agustin Tapia”, they reveal as they shake hands with International Padel Federation president, Luigi Carraro, and tournament organizer Marco Gamberale. It's the feeling between number ones: both Paulo and Leo and Agu Tapia won the World Cup in Qatar and are title holders in their respective disciplines. If the heart says Tapia-although in the men’s final that smacks of an Argentine derby there will be another world champion, Fede Chingotto – in the women’s one here are Claudia Fernandez and Delfi Brea in the field. Here too the choice è in full feeling between Paulo and Leo: “In the women’s final we cheer for Delfi”, they say in chorus on an afternoon at Allianz that is tinged with yellow and red but also and above all with the colors of the Albiceleste: “E' the call of Argentina…”, says Paredes taking his seat in the stands to enjoy the biggest show over the weekend.
