After Jonathan Milan, Filippo Ganna, Maurizio Sarri and Jury Chechi, A ruota libera opens its second year of production by meeting Mattia Perin, the Juventus goalkeeper who is a great connoisseur and enthusiast of cycling thanks to his mason grandfather, a Marco Pantani fan: «My absolute favorite race is the Tour of Flanders- which Eurosport 1 will broadcast for the first time in exclusive Italian coverage on Sunday, April 6, live from 9:45 and live-streaming on Discovery+ - and I'm rooting for Alberto Bettiol, because we're friends and because he's a Juventus fan, although I have a soft spot for Tadej Pogacar, whose bike I bought at auction!».

Mattia Perin, who in Serie A has totaled 201 appearances with Genoa and defended Juventus' goal in 33 matches, also talks with Magrini about the fundamental importance of mental health in sports, a topic discussed in a podcast conducted together with Nicoletta Romanazzi, mental coach of Olympic medalists and top athletes (More Podcast | In the Minds of Champions).

«In the football I'm experiencing now, many players are all-round athletes who take care of all aspects, especially the mental one, which in my opinion is a predominant factor in achieving success. The goalkeeper is not a role like any other and I remember when Higuain would tell me: "You goalkeepers are different, you celebrate alone"... It's true, we are solitary, but in today's football we are more connected to the rest of the team and starting from the game setup».