This guy is not all right with his head, although from the physical and sporting points of view he is normal (Maurizio Setti, President of Verona) Antonio Cassano does not play for more than a year on a professional level, but still manages to get on the front pages of the leading sports publications. "Enfant terrible" of Italian football has an amazing ability to get into trouble on the level ground. Let's recall the chronology of recent events:.

July 10: Cassano signed a one-year contract with Verona;.

July 12: birthday - Antonio is 35 years old;.

July 18, morning: Cassano announced a press conference, where he was going to announce the completion of his career for family reasons;.

July 18, evening: at a press conference Antonio suddenly announced that he would not leave, but only allowed a momentary manifestation of weakness;.

July 24: Cassano announces that he is completing his career again, Verona's leadership confirmed this.

Why?.

Cassano explains the incident with family circumstances: "I will not play football anymore. In 35 years, life dictates life motivation, and my priority is the family ". Here Antonio is consistent: in an April interview with the "Gadzette Dello Sport" Cassano explained in detail how happy he is with his wife and children and how great that he can devote most of his time to them. Because of the family, there were not even considered options for moving abroad, although the club was interested in clubs from China. Moreover, Antonio sought to cities that are as close as possible to Genoa, where his wife and children live. Apparently, because of the geographical situation, more than a real variant with Cagliari has disappeared.

Cassano's wife is not easy. Carolina Marcilas, 26-year-old Italian water polo player. I recommend to see her account in Instagram, she looks very impressive in the photo. They were married in the summer of 2010, since then they have got two sons, but in the long term they want to have 4-5 children.

Caroline was noted by a series of vivid statements in support of her husband. In 2014, she injected Milan, posting a photo on Twitter with four pears and a signature "Good Snack!" - the context was the victory of Parma over Milan 4: 2 and the two goals of Cassano in a match for him in principle (Rossoneri two years earlier, with him). In the fall of 2016 Marcalis argued in absentia with Massimo Ferrero, the president of Sampdoria. He said that Cassano builds himself a victim. Caroline's response sparked with pathos: "Sacrifice? Never. The executioner - always! ".

It was through his wife's Twitter that Cassano published his final (?) Decision to leave football. Add another winter interview to Antonio, where he says that if he does not find a team, he will nurse the children, and the family currently has a wife. Conclusion suggests: Cassano has a reassessment of values, and Carolina has a huge impact on him. Perhaps she was inspired by the classic film "The Taming of the Shrew" with Adriano Celentano and Ornella Muti? Anyway, the main hooligan Kalcho became an exemplary family man, and to some extent, and henpecked.

And everything could be different When I came across a strict coach, I rebelled. If soft - dozed. Now I realized that the problem was not in the coaches, the problem was in me. But I realized this too late (Antonio Cassano, 2016) Potential career of Antonio in Verona - a topic for fans of alternative history. It could be very interesting. This team only returned to the elite and was almost the ideal option for the resuscitation of a star player's career. Here I found the second youth Giampaolo Pazzini, with whom Cassano worked perfectly in Sampdoria. In 2009, the Genoese scored 49 goals, 33 of them on account of the duet of Pazzini-Cassano!.

Alas, this bunch was not destined to recover. Journalists looked forward to a new scheme of Verona: Pazzini on the point, Cassano under him, another newcomer Church - on the right. On paper it looked impressive, especially since Antonio, despite a one-year idle time, showed a high level of skill in training. Check in practice will not succeed, and in fact a large percentage of Serie A matches would be for Fantantonio principled: Roma, Milan and Sampdoria - first of all. Verona T-shirts with the 99th number and name Cassano will be a rarity, they were already released.

Antonio Cassano: elegance and emotion The last match in his career, Antonio played May 8, 2016: Sampdoria lost in the Genoese derby with a score of 0: 3. So ingloriously ended the path of one of the main talents of Italian football in the 21st century. An extremely controversial path. The prodigy from Bari, who practically played in Rome. The best player of the Italian team at the unsuccessful for her Euro-2004. One of the main transfer failures of Real Madrid. Leader of Sampdoria. Potentially the leading player of Milan, who did not play because of heart problems. The player of the national team's base for Euro 2012, when the attack reached the final of the Azuarra Squadron was two pair of boots, Cassano and Balotelli. Add another bright start in Inter, good moments in Parma - something like this could become the Verona career stage.

Antonio remembered not only and not so much the game. Cassanders, cassocks! Quarrels with players, coaches, presidents, judges - Cassano's character has always been unbearable. Conflicts have accumulated so much that it does not make sense to list them all. The footballer probably regrets only one thing - with Riccardo Garrone, President of Sampdoria. Garrone died in 2013, and although Cassano managed to apologize to him, that misconduct still gnaws at his heart.

It is symbolic that Lippi did not take Cassano in the 2006 World Cup, placing him on less explosive players. With his giftedness Antonio deserved to become a world champion, and for the Italian team in different years was an important performer, but to the main trophy of his generation has nothing to do.

Another symbolism is the contrast of the farewells between Cassano and Totti, once teammates and even friends (their relationship subsequently passed through a quarrel towards mutual respect). Francesco also has a difficult character, but his aspirations were constructive. As a result: Chesco completed his career under the roar and tears of Stadio Olimpico, Antonio - under the smiles of users of social networks, who beat the situation with dozens of funny pictures. He played sinfully and left funny. Or did not you leave? He will change his mind ....