Rossi scored the winning goal against Germany in the final – Getty

2020 has been a special year, not only because of the coronavirus pandemic, but also because of the departure of great sports idols, such as Diego Maradona, Kobe bryant, Carlos Campos and now Paolo rossi.

The historic Italian striker world champion in Spain 1982, died at 64, according to La Gazzeta dello Spor, still due to unknown causes.

Rossi was the scorer of that World Cup, scoring a hattrick in the quarterfinals against Brazil, a double before Poland in semis and another goal in the final against Germany, being immortalized as “Il Bambino di Oro”.

The striker played mainly in the A league, highlighting his steps by Juventus, where he was champion in 1982 and 1984, in addition to the 1985 European Cup. He also had steps through the Milan, Hellas verona Y Vicenza.

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