Esteghlal is the new challenge of Stramaccioni.

The Milad Tower it is in the center of Tehran and from there you can see everything. The Golestan Palace and the traffic of the Bazaar, scent of spices and of the Orient. Perhaps Andrea has not yet climbed to the top, but if he were there, 450 meters above the clouds, he would point his binoculars towards the West. On the horizon are Milan, San Siro, Moratti, the index towards the fans after a won derby: “It's yours!”. Snapshots from Stramaccioni.

To the south is Azadi, its new stadium, 78 thousand seats to fill. In '79, when Andrea was three years old, the world watched Tehran and the Islamic revolution with attentive eyes, while Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile and Shah Reza Pahlavi was running away like a fugitive in the United States, chased away by the people. From the tower you can also see this, history and culture of a 'mysterious' country, even if today Italy looks at Iran and sees Andrea Stramaccioni train the Esteghlal.

Stramaccioni chose Iran and told us why, rewinding the tape of his life and his career: "I am a simple boy, I love football, in my journey I will certainly have made many mistakes but thanks to each of these I have become a best coach ".

The present says Esteghlal, an interpreter to communicate and the culture of a country to honor: "There are many differences with the Western world. The culture of Iran descends from the Persian Empire, is of Muslim religion but is different from the Arab world, perhaps more similar to Turkey ”.

Star presentation with dozens of journalists e the Italian ambassador to Iran, Giuseppe Perrone: "I was proud to see him by my side, he made me understand how football and sport are a vehicle for union and aggregation, without limits or boundaries. Being a small Italian football ambassador in Iran motivates me ”.