would not be retiring from football, and that he would still continue to play and look for a new team after becoming a free agent, in hope of playing his 400th Serie A match. Retirement and amateur career On 21 January 2020, Sorrentino announced his retirement from professional football on Sky Sport's television program Calciomercato. However, on 27 January 2020, Sorrentino announced his transfer to Seconda Categoria side Cervo, coached by his father Roberto, and that he would play as a striker. In June 2021 he retired permanently, and fully engaged in his new career as a football agent, representing Palermo goalkeeper Alberto Pelagotti. In March 2022, he acquired a majority stake of Serie D club Chieri. Style of play A talented and acrobatic goalkeeper, Sorrentino was known for his penalty-stopping abilities as well as his extraordinary shot-stopping, reflexes and ability to produce spectacular and decisive saves. Experienced and consistent, he also drew praise for his work-rate, determination, leadership and longevity. With 14 stops in 363 appearances between 2001 and 2019, he has parried the joint–seventh–most penalties in Serie A history, alongside Francesco Antonioli. Sorrentino noted that his position on the pitch tended to change depending on whether he was playing behind a three or four-man back-line; in the former case, he usually played in a deeper position closer to the goal. Antonio Di Natale described him as one of the best Italian goalkeepers of his generation. Although primarily a goalkeeper, Sorrentino came out of retirement to play as a striker in the lower divisions of Italian football. Three-sided football Sorrentino played in a three-sided football tournament held in Madrid, in June 2018. Personal life Sorrentino's father, Roberto, was also a goalkeeper, who acted as captain for Calcio Catania. He has two brothers. On 9 June 2002, Sorrentino married Antonella Parrella in Turin – the couple had already been living together for ten months. Together they had three daughters, Carlotta, Matilda and Maria Vittoria; they later separated. Sorrentino has been in a relationship with Sara Ruggeri since 2012. He and his partner have a daughter, Viola, who was born on 16 September 2013. On 31 December 2018, he proposed to her by giving her a pair of his goalkeeping gloves with the text "Sara, mi vuoi sposare?" (Sara, do you want to marry me?). He later announced his engagement on his official Instagram account by posting a picture of Ruggeri