Catanzaro sporting director Cirio Polito gave an exclusive interview to Lorenzo De Angelis from Milan News, discussing various topics regarding former Catanzaro player Alféjò Sisè, who transferred to Milan.

First of all, I'd like to ask you: you worked with him last season at Catanzaro. What kind of person does he seem to you? Because despite everything, we see him very, very calm on the pitch, almost withdrawn and reserved, keeping to himself. But for you, who spent every day with him in the dressing room, what is his true personality?

How should I put it? He's a boy who doesn't talk much, but at the same time he's very pleasant and has an excellent sense of humor. He's very intelligent and perceptive. How can I describe him to you? He's a great joker and very popular and loved in the team. He's a very serious and down-to-earth young man.

The enormous impact that Sisè has had on Serie A, especially at Milan... because in the end, he joined the team extremely quietly. People even thought he'd be loaned out, but he's become an absolute key player in Rúben Amorím's squad. Regarding that, he had suffered a serious injury before...

After that serious injury, people's first thought is usually that he'd missed his chance. However, he then met a great and outstanding coach (Amorím), who completely disregarded the fact that he hadn't played for five months because of the injury at Catanzaro. The coach observed him, recognized his talent, and decisively put him in the starting lineup.

Then, if you ask me: "Did you expect him to have such a huge impact?" I can tell you that, in my opinion, his natural abilities are exceptionally strong. Of course, in life you also need luck to be in the right place at the right time. But when I signed him, many people in our club... at some point people even questioned me, because I had to wait a whole month to resolve issues with his contract rights. But I waited for him from beginning to end. Even though we already had many players on the team at that time, I still had to say that I would sign him regardless, because he's a strong player, and we would wait and see what happens next.

But even I didn't expect him to demonstrate such impressive power right away. In his first five months with us, he played almost single-handedly. Yes, he showed excellent statistics, outstanding technique, and exceptionally high talent in his finishing. He knows how to strike the ball, has excellent physical attributes, and all the characteristics of a great player. So, young players need to be given opportunities, guys. If you don't watch them on the pitch, you'll never know what amazing things they can do.

Indeed, in your opinion, what are Sisè's most outstanding technical characteristics? Personally, watching his recent matches, I find him extremely strong when he has his back to goal—opponents struggle to dispossess him, which is really impressive...

He performs amazing actions when he has his back to goal and drops deep to receive the ball in midfield. He can control the ball, make feints, and weave past defenders three times in a row, so opponents eventually give up trying to take it from him, then he accelerates powerfully and they can't catch him. But listen, what you're describing—he can do this at Milan, and he could do it at Catanzaro too. He's a player with many excellent qualities, you know? He has elite striking ability, excellent ball control, and a naturally gifted first touch.

In fact, what he's shown is no accident—for example, the goal he scored against Juventus when he had his back to goal,look, he didn't even look at the goal and still placed the ball precisely into the corner—that's the work of a top star.

Yes, and overall, that was also an exceptionally skillful goal. His first touch, almost with the inside of his left foot, the way he controlled the ball was so precise, like he had gloves on his feet...

Yes, absolutely right, so precise. Because his first touch is so strong, and his physical build and structure are also very good. He's—no, he's an extraordinary player, even more than that.

If you were to describe him to Milan fans using three adjectives, which three words would you use?Even fewer than three—okay, if you want, just one word...

But he plays like a veteran; he makes difficult things look easy. He has unprecedented talent, and I can tell you it's "talent" combined with extremely strong "quality and confidence". He seems to feel no pressure playing for Milan; for me, his playing style at Milan is exactly the same as when he played at Catanzaro.It's pure talent, and there's nothing you can do about it.

Of course, Catanzaro should be proud and thrilled seeing two talents like Sisè and Liberali, who once played for Catanzaro, now join two major Serie A clubs?

And Favassuli too, don't forget him.

Yes, Favassuli transferred to Napoli, exactly right. I was just thinking of Milan's caliber, because Milan also tried hard to sign Liberali this summer, but in the end he went to Como...

I know, I know. Honestly, all three are an enormous source of pride for us. Personally, as someone who personally sought them out, developed them, and did everything to sign them to the team, it brings huge satisfaction. Because this doesn't always happen; you couldn't have imagined before that these guys would be playing for top Italian clubs just seven or eight months later. And it's also great for Italian football in general, because they're all young Italian talents. You also see that if they're given a chance, they can demonstrate their talent.

Regarding Liberali, did you anticipate this summer that he would choose Como over Milan? Do you think Liberali made the right decision by going to Como?

As for whether it was the right choice or not, I'm not entirely sure.Milan really did everything to bring him back at the time, and in my opinion it might have been about how he was treated before, or a matter of principle. But that's how it is, and I told them about these situations. Nonetheless, Milan showed genuine intent to acquire him at any cost. So if he had transferred to Milan, maybe he'd be playing there today, maybe even become an undisputed starter... We can't know these things. But it was their own choice, and whether that choice was right or wrong, only time will tell—that's the truth.

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