He has been playing with the same pair for three years: socks with holes bring good luck for Ambri’s hat-trick hero De Luca

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Was it the match of his life so far? Ambri youngster Tommaso De Luca (19) stands in front of the dressing room in Bern after the 5-4 win in extra time and surprisingly does not say yes. “Of course, I scored a hat-trick. “But we had difficult moments in the second and third thirds,” he said, explaining his clouded joy.

De Luca scored Ambri’s goals numbers two to four, although the match did not start well for the 19-year-old, as his coach Luca Cereda (42) says: “The first goal conceded was also his fault. But he is still a boy. ” What does Cereda mean by that? That after this mistake the teenager just keeps playing without thinking about it too much. “An experienced player might have had a hard time.”

Even the mother doesn’t know

Not De Luca, he was a great asset. But scoring goals wasn’t his top priority. “I wasn’t thinking about scoring, I just wanted to play intensely.” And shows a reaction to the painful 1:3 defeat against the Lakers the night before, which was mainly due to a lack of efficiency. De Luca’s intensity paid off, he became a hat-trick hero, “that’s what I worked for.”

The Italian with a Swiss license was celebrated wildly by the fans waiting in the driveway. “An unforgettable moment.” On the ice he stands in slippers and wears socks with large holes in the heels. The question of whether there is a specific reason for this makes him laugh.

“These are my lucky socks for the games,” De Luca said. “I’ve been wearing this for three years.” No joke. “I don’t think my mother even knows.” Neither does his coach. Pointed out to this, Cereda asks in surprise and disbelief, “Really?” But old socks or old hats, the Ambri trainer testifies that his young protégé has “great potential”.

Source : Blick