The friendship with Cristiano Ronaldo: "I had a great relationship with him" and the nickname as a child. Curiosities and anecdotes of the striker Eric Lanini.

“I had a great relationship with Cristiano. As a child they called me Mini-Ronaldo”

The friendship you don't expect. It all started at Continassa: Chiellini's challenge, a free-kick and those two words from Ronaldo... The forward's story

New appointment with LaCasadiC on Twitch . Eric Lanini , the Reggiana striker who made a great start to the season, spoke to our microphones. The class of 1994 has so far scored 5 goals and 2 assists in 16 appearances. His team is currently first in Group B and, having narrowly missed promotion last season, the Emilians are aiming for Serie B this season. After Ferrari , Pascali , Reginaldo and Iemmello , another striker spoke about himself on the GDM_Live channel. Below are the words of the Reggiana striker.

Lanini: "Going back to scoring was a liberation"

Back in goal in the last league match, Lanini spoke of his sensations after the goal: “ Going back to scoring was a liberation. For an attacker, scoring is essential . I'm happy for the team, this year is a different championship than last year. The level is much higher. Playing first in the standings certainly helps. We are our main enemies, we are masters of our destiny .

Continuing, the Reggiana striker spoke of his return to Emilia: “ This summer I had various offers but my heart belongs to Reggio. Mister Diana understood me, he is giving me the opportunity to express myself at my best. Furthermore, the public is always close to us and close to me. He is showing me so much warmth ". A short story on the choice of shirt number: "This year I took the 10. I feel the responsibility, it doesn't weigh me down".

On last season: "We scored 86 points and only lost two games and won a lot"

On our channels, Lanini also talked about the free-kicks, his trademark: “ This year the goal hasn't arrived from the set yet. It's my goal, I hope they give points to my team ”. On last season and the head-to-head with Modena: “ I don't blame the team for anything. We scored 86 points and only lost two games and won a lot. Modena did something incredible, we got within 2 of them . It wasn't enough, there is regret. Losing him with a goal from goal (Gagno, ed), was a great joke ". Moving on, Lanini spoke about his trainer, Aimo Diana:“I have found a person who understands the team. He knows how to make players pay. You can sense his humanity. I'm very attached to him ."

“In case of promotion? Here's what I'd be willing to do. About Juventus Next Gen…”

"I'm superstitious, but I tell you: if we win the championship I'll give myself a grenade mustache" , so Lanini wanted to answer the question related to the possible promotion to Serie B and what he would do to celebrate. Continuing on the Juventus theme: “ I was born in Turin, the U-23 is an important project. They were the first to have a second team. When I found myself there I was out of quota. I tried to put my experience at the service of the team ." On the boys he played with in black and white, Lanini expressed himself as follows: “ The first name that comes to mind is Dany Mota. He was young and in the previous season he had done well at Entella. He impressed me a lot, he was a ready and expert player .He was a step forward, I had no doubts that he had played in Serie A. "

"In football I've only had one idol: Cristiano Ronaldo, meeting him was exciting"

Moving on, on his former teammates: “I believe that there are many Beans in football. If you are good and have quality and personality and you are at the right time and in the right place, you make your way. All the credit goes to him, when Juventus put him in he brought out the best in himself . During his experience in black and white, Lanini had the opportunity to train several times with the first team: “I was lucky. I've never had idols, except one: Cristiano Ronaldo. As soon as I arrived, he stood up and said to me, “Goodbye, Cristiano. He gave me many great experiences, even if I never had the opportunity to make my debut with them in Serie A. Maybe that's my biggest regret ."

There is no shortage of curiosities about his time at Juventus. “As a child they called me the mini- Ronaldo . I already knew Bonucci and Chiellini, his brother had been my sporting director . In one of the first training sessions with Cristiano, he, Pjanic and Dybala were delivering free-kicks. At one point, Chiellini told me "Come on, Eric takes a free kick". I shot a perfect placement and took the post. Ronaldo turned around and told me "he's still shooting". I scored the best goal of my life from a free kick, Bonucci yelled at me "Hey Cristiano, you're the real one". From there, a great relationship was born with CR7 , every time I trained with him he would greet me and we would pass together"

LacasadiC's game: the perfect striker for Eric Lanini

The perfect striker doesn't exist, but Eric Lanini composed his 9-type prototype as follows: “ The shot would be mine, Kargbo's speed and Comi's head. Technique? I tell you Luca Clemenza, while dribbling Chiricò. Furthermore, my perfect nine should have Franco Ferrari's killer instinct .