A dream before everything else, one of these only the people close to him could understand: "I want to become one of the important Sardinian in the world. I think about Aru, Datome, Zola: it's an objective I want reach". Words from Nicolò Barella, born in 97, jolly for Lopez's Cagliari. Before entering the rossoblù youth teams, Barella wanted to play basketball though: "I tried before choosing another path. NBA remains my big passion though, I want to go watch the finals in June. Sport in America is made in an amazing way: everyone gives 100% of himself, they never stop". A bit like him, as he's already collected 6 yellow cards: "I don't like to remove my leg - has he said to La Gazzetta dello Sport -, I love to get the ball back sliding: regarding that aspect, I look at Nainggolan...".
A good memory is bound to Cagliari's next opponent, Gattuso's Milan: "The first game this season against them has been my best game: I got to stop an opponent and launch the counter attack that would allow us to draw at that moment. We deserved a point. You can't give anything away against the big teams though: on Sunday we'll have to avoid personal errors and use every occasion we get. We'll have to watch closely Bonaventura and Cutrone. I'll switch jersey with Patrick". This could be the occasion to get the first point of the season against one of Serie A's big teams: "From the moment Lopez has arrived no points against the bigs? We had a great game against Juventus and we're all behind the coach that has made understand how important it is to form a squad together".
