On the occasion of the launch of the new Juventus Creator Lab short-form production entitled "A life in a day: the story of Cecilia Salvai", the Juventus Women champion spent the afternoon chatting and telling her stories on the club's official Twitch channel.
The centre-back was able to celebrate the women's Italian Super Cup title won last weekend while talking about the documentary dedicated to her and the illness she faced as a child, as she continues to be an inspiration for those who face those same difficulties today.
ITALIAN SUPER CUP VICTORY
"On Sunday, even before the women's Italian Super Cup final, I had a good feeling right from the warm-up: I saw my teammates ready to take the field, and the match result confirmed this. We had prepared well for a very important match and we are happy to have started the year with a trophy. A cup win cannot be taken for granted, it's the first this season which makes us continue into the year with a different enthusiasm - we also needed it for our morale, in addition to the fact that for us it is our duty to always aim to win. We are happy, especially for those who have been here like me for many years. I have 12 trophies with Juventus and they are truly a lot, but never enough. We must continue on this path and keep the tradition alive. Going to the Juventus Museum is a must every year, because it makes you understand what you represent and the shirt you are wearing when you take to the pitch. The emotions every time you win are strong and very special."
"A LIFE IN A DAY: THE STORY OF CECILIA SALVAI"
"It was a great opportunity to be able to tell my story, to make known a part of me that many had never seen. As has already been written to me in several messages, I hope to be an example and an inspiration to people who are experiencing complicated moments - sometimes for those in difficulty just hearing stories like this can be helpful. For the first time in my life I had cameras in my house, that too was a different experience for me, for my husband and my mother - she was anxious for weeks, but she was great. Tenacity has grown inside me, everyone has characteristics that come out in times of need: I needed it early and that's why I developed it and have carried it with me for a long time, it's a nice characteristic. On the pitch it is something that is needed, so it is easier to face daily challenges."
HOW IT ALL STARTED
"I always say that I started playing thanks to my cousin, who is a little older than me. We were often together and played together, when I was little I liked boys' things and not girls' things. I went to watch him play football at school and one day a young coach told my mother to let me try to get on the pitch: it all started from there and I never stopped, and I still thank him for that.
"But as soon as you get hurt, it's a complex set of emotions that are complicated to manage: I had two different injuries, the first time I was at the stadium, surrounded by the affection of the fans who gave me support in that initial phase. To move forward you need willpower and patience, when the daily routine of training and the locker room is absent, it is very hard, I don't want to deny that. At that point you either choose to give up or you know you have to come back, but you only do it if you continue to believe it. Improvements are also long-term, so you can't get discouraged as progress is measured every month, not every day. Mentally the second injury was worse because you already know what awaits you, it happened to me less than three years later and so it felt like I was going backwards. After the first injury I said to one of my teammates: 'If it were to happen again, I don't want to go through all that again, but then in I decided to get back to work to be on the pitch again."
As always, this is just a snippet of Ceci's words... **RE-WATCH THE INTERVIEW ON TWITCH**!