Roberto Mancini has spoken about his possible return to Sampdoria and remembered the hug with Gianluca Vialli. Mancini has said he could return to Sampdoria for Vialli's dream. Mancini has remembered the hug with Gianluca Vialli, who died of pancreatic cancer on January 5, 2023. It was special, it was not just a great player. He was a man with incredible qualities. When you lose a friend, you lose a reference point. Maybe we didn't see each other for years, but we were like brothers and I lost him. That hug was everything. At Sampdoria, we slept in the same room for many years, then he started snoring and we divorced – Mancini continued, making a funny imitation of Vujadin Boskov –. Returning to Samp? For Vialli's dream, I could yes. Sven Goran Eriksson? He was loved by all the players, even those who didn't play. I made him angry a few times, but he was a kind person. If he will return to coach the national team, it will be clear in a few weeks. Meanwhile, in 2021 he won the European Championship: We have been four years without losing. We have a world record in the history of football, even of Brazil's Pelé and Argentina's Maradona. 37 games without defeat. 30 wins and seven draws. The players were great. Gianluca's speeches to the boys were emotional. They were very concentrated when he spoke. The speech before going to Wembley for the final was incredible. It was an important moment for everyone. Finally, on Cristian Chivu: I took him from Roma to Inter. He is a nice boy. As a coach, he had already done well with Parma after taking over. Of course, Inter is very strong, but he won and was good.