Guglielmo Vicario spoke to Juventus’s official channels on Tuesday afternoon — and his first words in black and white carried the unmistakable warmth and honesty of a man who genuinely means every syllable.
“It Is the Dream of a Lifetime — I Can Barely Believe It”
Vicario opened with a candour that immediately endears him to the fanbase. “First of all the emotion is enormous — because this is the dream of a lifetime. From when I was a child I dreamed of and hoped for this moment, but you never have the certainty of being able to achieve it. I am immensely proud — for myself, for my family, and for having managed to do it. Having the opportunity to represent Juventus means the maximum you can ask of life as an ambition. It is an extraordinary achievement. Representing this club, these colours, and this history gives me a sense of responsibility that I am absolutely delighted to take on, and I feel it from the heart. It is something I still struggle to make fully real — but I am extremely happy.”
“Buffon Was My Idol — I Hope I Can Do the Same for the Next Generation of Juventus Goalkeepers”
The passage that will resonate most deeply with Juventus’s long-serving supporters concerned Gianluigi Buffon — the man Vicario cites as both his childhood idol and the reason he fell in love with the goalkeeper position and with Juventus simultaneously.
“Obviously the first name that comes to mind is the greatest of all — the idol with whom I grew up. In those years, Gianluigi Buffon was already in a Juventus career of great successes, great saves, and great moments. As a Juventini and an Italian, who better than Gigi could inspire you and open your heart to the role of goalkeeper and to supporting this team? I was fortunate as a child to be able to identify with his achievements — and I hope I can do the same with my own story, which is completely different, for the new generation of Juventini who dream of becoming goalkeepers.”
It is a passage of extraordinary emotional resonance — a keeper who was inspired by the greatest in the shirt’s history, now arriving to write his own chapter in the very same jersey.
“I Arrive with Great Energy, Enthusiasm, and the Desire to Show Who I Am”
On his aspirations and what he intends to bring to the squad, Vicario was both humble and purposeful. “I arrive at the right age and with the right experience on my shoulders, having tested myself in a different league from the Italian one. You go and absorb new knowledge that builds you up as both an athlete and a person. I arrive with great energy and enthusiasm, with the desire to show who I am and what kind of goalkeeper I am. I want to show that I am a helpful, supportive, and collaborative person — to make this Juventus increasingly convincing and winning. That is undoubtedly the objective handed down by the history of this extraordinary society and fantastic club. This is my ambition.”
“We Will Need Your Warmth and Passion — Come and Support Us at the Allianz Stadium”
The final passage was a message directed squarely at the supporters — and delivered with the genuine warmth of a player who has grown up dreaming of this very crowd.
“I was very pleased by the welcome. I would have liked to spend more time with the supporters — but there will certainly be the opportunity. I cannot wait to meet you at the Allianz Stadium for the first match, which is coming very soon. We need your drive, your warmth, and your passion. Yesterday I had my first taste of it — but I am convinced that in the stadium it will be even more overwhelming and warm. Forza Juventus.”
Four days. Then Frosinone. Then the season the new Juventus has been building towards all summer begins in earnest — with Guglielmo Vicario in goal, a boyhood dream finally, improbably, completely realised.
