APPIANO GENTILE – "You always dream of scoring goals like that." Five days on from Inter v AC Milan, Ezequiel Schelotto still smiles when he thinks about the joy he felt after his derby goal. The Argentine midfielder describes what happened on this evening's edition of Prima Serata, to be shown on Inter Channel at 21:00.
"Everything went great and it was amazing to be able to share it all with my team-mates and family. I'll never forget that moment. Yuto gave me a fantastic ball - he deserves half the credit for the goal," Schelotto grinned as he spoke to Roberto Scarpini, who was asking him questions sent in by the fans.
"It was my dream to play for a big team like Inter. I've had to be very patient in my life and I still am now. I've worked extremely hard to get where I am. I'm delighted and now I hope to stay here. It's similar to the joy I felt when I got my first Italy call-up. I'll never forget making my debut against England."
Asked about how he came to play for Italy, the wideman explained that "three years ago [Pierluigi] Casiraghi, who was the Italy Under-21 coach at the time, phoned me personally to ask if I could lend him a hand. Italy gave me a chance and I said yes. Then when Prandelli called me I went running. I've sweated for the Italy shirt and I always will."
The conversation then returned to the excitement of the derby and the tears that filled his eyes after he'd scored: "I've had to work for everything I've achieved. I got emotional because I'd been through a tough time in my private life recently and there had been a lot of talk about it, including things that weren't true. I've never come out and explained exactly what happened because I'm very reserved. I just kept going but my family suffered and I suffered too. Those tears were a way of releasing all sorts of feelings. I'm going through a wonderful period now, I'd like to stay at Inter for a long time and that's what I'm working towards. And I'm going to bust a gut, me and my team-mates, to get Inter back into the Champions League where they belong."
