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Eternally associated with the history of the Brazilian team for scoring the three goals that eliminated Brazil from the 82nd World Cup, Former Italian striker Paolo Rossi died on Wednesday at age 64, according to the Italian press. There is no information yet on the circumstances of the death.
Paolo Rossi at the 1982 World Cup – Photo: Getty Images
The news of the death of Golden child It was first broadcast by journalist Enrico Varriale, from the RAI television channel, and later on the website of the newspaper “Gazetta dello Sport” and other press in the country. Rossi leaves his wife Federica Cappelletti, with whom he has been married since 2010, and three children: Sofia Elena, Maria Vittoria and Alessandro.
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The former Juventus player was champion and top scorer of the 1982 World Cup in Spain with six goals. Until the second phase, he had not yet scored any, but he was disappointed in Italy’s 3-2 victory over the team led by Telê Santana, which marked the season with stars such as Zico, Falcão, Júnior and Socrates.
Rossi then scored both goals in the 2-0 victory over Poland in the semifinals and made Italy’s first in 3-1 over Germany in the decision.
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Juventus titles and scandal before the World Cup 82
Paolo Rossi was born in the city of Prato, in Florence. He started playing for Juventus, a club where he lived the best moments of his career. With the Turin club, he won the Italian Championship twice (1981/82 and 1983/84), the European Cup (current UEFA Champions League) in 1984/85, the UEFA Super Cup in 1984, the defunct Cup of Europe, in 1983/84 and the Italian Cup in 1982/83. He was also champion of the Italian Serie B in 1976/77 for Vicenza.
Rossi played only for Italian clubs, having also played for Como, Vicenza, Milan and Hellas Verona, where he ended his career in 1987.
Paolo Rossi, already a promising top scorer for the Italian national team and one of the country’s best players, was suspended for three years in 1980, while playing for Perugia, accused of being involved in a match-fixing scandal known as “Totonero”. Subsequently, his sentence was reduced to two years, which allowed him to be called up for the Spanish Cup.
Update article
Very sad news: Paolo Rossi left us. Unforgettable Pablito, who fell in love with all of us that summer of ’82 and who has been a precious and competent co-worker at RAI in recent years.
Rip dear Paolo.
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