During the match in which Venezuela suffered a 2-1 defeat against Italy, there was a surprising sight on the bench: Tomas Rincon, the captain of Venezuela and a former midfielder for Sampdoria and Torino, now playing for Santos, found himself in a post-match chat with Paolo Maldini on the sidelines.
Maldini, the AC Milan icon, had attended the game at the Chase Stadium match in Florida and spoke with Rincon.
But what did they say to each other? The player himself revealed it, to the microphones of 'La Vinotinto TV', in the post-match:
"I asked him about his son Daniel who scored a beautiful goal in the last match. He really liked what Venezuela did, he said we were a quite competitive team and I replied that we are a team that is growing and that we missed some key players like Yeferson Soteldo and Yangel Herrera."
Yesterday, 'Tuttosport' revealed that the Venezuelan federation is trying to convince Daniel Maldini to play for Venezuela: a possible hypothesis given the origins of Adriana Elena Fossa Blanco, wife of Paolo Maldini born in Caracas.
