"Olive and salt on bare rice." Compagno's Italian-style surprise... "I'm still not going to eat pineapple pizza."

"Olive and salt on bare rice." Compagno's Italian-style surprise... "I'm still not going to eat pineapple pizza."

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Compagno (29, Jeonbuk Hyundai) has revealed an unusual diet routine.

Jeonbuk defeated Ansan Greeners 3-0 in the third round of the 2025 Hana Bank Korea Cup held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 16th after extra-time. Although they failed to score within the regular time, Compagno's multi-goal and Jeon Jin-woo's netting in the extra time secured the victory.

Jeonbuk has become the winner of the first showdown in the history of the two teams. Now, Jeonbuk will face Daejeon Hana Citizen, who beat Gangneung Citizen's Soccer Team. The round of 16 match between Jeonbuk and Daejeon will be held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium next month.

Jeonbuk continued its frustrating trend by failing to penetrate Ansan's defense, which was in deep position. Eventually, the team failed to score a goal within the regular time, leading the team to overtime play. It was different in overtime. Jeonbuk drilled its blood with Compagno's first goal of the penalty kick and added two more goals to defeat Ansan.

Nonetheless, Compagno did not look satisfied when he met him at the mixed zone after the match. "Even if I score two goals today, I will not be disappointed. The two points that I missed will not come back. I also felt sorry for my teammates because I missed many chances. I felt like it was a tie because of me."

Kompanyo said, "But I will leave it as it is now. Unfortunately, I have to prepare for the future. But today, I scored two goals to advance my team to the next stage of the tournament. I feel great to have added strength to that."

Compagno, who met K-League 2 for the first time, talked about refereeing. In fact, many K-League players say that K-League players are particularly tolerant of physical fights against large foreign strikers. Compagno also expressed discontent about this.

"I think our defenders come out strong in K League 1 and 2. We have to adapt to this style. We also have to adapt to the decisions made by Korean referees. In Europe, we can give away penalty kicks, but sometimes in Korea, we just pass it," said Kompanyo, who also encountered Ansan's defense several times on the day.

He also said, "I got a penalty today, but I think they gave me a penalty in the easiest competition. So I kind of wondered. Anyway, I'm glad I won the penalty. I think I have to adapt to that," adding, "Today's game was a little difficult. Ansan was a really good team."

How does it compare with the Chinese league? "As in China and Korea, there are many physical fights. They are lenient refereeing," said Compagno, who played in China until the last season. Some center backs in China are from Europe, and expectations are that it would be a bit difficult. Still, Korea is more tolerant of such violent competition in China or fouls in two-armed areas. This is something I need to adjust to."

Compagno's unique menu was also unveiled. "Compagno has a unique way of eating rice. I always eat bare rice with olive oil and salt on it for lunch. It was interesting."

When I asked Kompanyo about this, he said, "I don't eat it like that to score a lot. I have to diet consistently during the season, and nutrition is also important. I've been eating like this for many seasons. I'm used to it, but I think it could be weird for other players to see it."

Then, he said, "My colleagues ask me, 'Isn't it boring to eat the same thing every day?' Still, eating like this makes me feel different at the stadium. That's why I keep eating like this," he said, adding, "I also eat other foods such as chicken and fish for dinner." 스포츠토토

It wasn't that Korean food didn't suit my taste. "I haven't eaten a lot, but pork belly or beef is really delicious. This is the most delicious meat I've ever eaten. My family is coming from Italy soon, and I want to take them to that restaurant," he said. Finally, when the story of "Pineapple pizza" came up, he grimaced and said, "No, I'm never going to eat it."