Is it also important for Fiorentina?
Absolutely. Fiorentina are not as famous or as big as clubs such as Juventus, Inter, Milan and Roma. It is nice that a player from a smaller club should win this award. The club are proud of me and they show that. Fiorentina have had some difficult years and because of the [match-fixing] scandal the future is not clear either. But this award gives the club back their dignity. Did you ever think about winning the Golden Shoe during last season? Not during matches, but I saw the rankings towards the end of the season and I knew I had a chance to win it. If you get that close, then you want to take it. Also, the people at the club and the people around me were talking about it more and more. Can you win it again this season? It will be very difficult, though I’ll be trying my hardest. But I certainly don’t believe I’ll win the Golden Shoe and the World Cup in the same season again. How do you feel about Fiorentina’s match-fixing punishment, having 15 points docked? It has given us a whole
