PINZOLO - Piazza San Giacomo was bursting at the seams for another big Nerazzurri night. This evening the guest stars were Samuel Eto'o and Yuto Nagatomo. Not a word of which two Inter stars would be appearing on stage had been released until 21:00 when, after chanting the names of most of the Inter players, all the fans present began a countdown which brought out the two stars to join Roberto Scarpini on the stage.
Yuto greeted everyone with a bow and promised: "This year we're going to win everything. I love Inter." Samuel looked on amused, but then became serious again as he interrupted the endless chanting and called for a moment's attention. "I'd like to thank a person who has been a team-mate but first and foremost a friend, and who won't be with us anymore from next year: Marco Materazzi. He was the one who first suggested I should come to Inter when I was having problems at Barcelona, and I owe him a debt of gratitude if I'm a Nerazzurri player today."The youngsters who had won competitions and tournaments throughout the week at Inter Village in Pinzolo got to ask questions to Nagatomo and Eto'o on stage. One of the children, speaking about the Italian Super Cup scheduled for 6 August in Beijing, demanded that "We must win it", to which Eto'o replied "It will be a great game in Beijing and we're going there to win it, but more important than the match is remembering that over the last few years we have won things because we have all stuck together, and we must do the same again this time."
A girl asked Eto'o what it felt like when he pulled on the Inter shirt for the first time. He asked if he could reply in Spanish because "that's the only way I can really express my feelings properly. I've been fortunate enough to have worn the shirts of some of the world's biggest clubs," the Cameroonian striker said, "but when I put on the Nerazzurri shirt I immediately realised that it was the start of a love story. The support of the fans and the president is important and I have to work hard to earn that support and to win more."
The evening came to a close with applause and smiles, but only after Nagatomo had satisfied the request of a young fan who asked how you say "Forza Inter" in Japanese. "Gambare Inter!" replied the Nerazzurri full-back. Who was then echoed by the square of Internazionale fans.
