“I’d like to have you one day in Vibo Valentia” chairman Callipo had told Javier Gonzalez in September 2008 at the end of a home game against Cuneo. That’s one thing sorted. Gonzalez refused some more prestigious offers and signed a two-year deal with Vibo.

“There was no need to think over – the player said – As soon as chairman Callipo called to offer me to wear the Vibo Valentia shirt, I reminded him the words he had told me at the end of the game against Cuneo”.