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The world of football is still in mourning and receiving irreparable blows. This December 9, the news of the death of Paolo Rossi surprised the world; the remembered Italian scorer, world champion in 1982 with the ‘azzurra’, died at the age of 64.
This was communicated with a tweet by the deputy director of ‘Rai Sport’ Enrico Varriale: “Very sad news: Paolo Rossi has left us. Unforgettable Pablito, who fell in love with all of us that summer of ’82 and who has been a valuable and competent co-worker at Rai over the years. Rip dear Paolo “.
They accused and punished him for being part of the world of gambling, in the case remembered as ‘Totonero’. He was two years without playing, without being able to demonstrate that it was the synonym of Italian goal. However, Enzo Bearzot, coach of the Italian team, trusted him and took him, despite criticism from the press, to the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
Paolo Rossi was the man who led Italy to their third world title, by dint of goals and will. He was the top scorer of the World Cup competition and, despite not scoring in the first three games of the ‘azzurra’, he appeared in the defining moments to be champion when no one was betting on him or the National Team.
The attacker, who performed in Como, Vicenza, Perugia, Juventus, Milan and Verona, left his mark and was recognized by his rivals.
“Rossi is a great player. He has something beyond his scoring instinct: his intelligence to find spaces and make the most of our mistakes. “This was described by Telé Santana, coach of the spectacular Brazil National Team, who made the world fall in love with Zico, Socrates, Falcao and company, who He witnessed Rossi’s power and tenacity, as his 3 goals against the ‘canarinha’ put an end to the hopes of the samba country.
‘Pablito’ not only scored a hat-trick for Brazil; He also scored twice for Poland in the semi-final and set the stage for the final against Germany. “We felt unstoppable, and we showed it by dominating a magnificent rival,” said Rossi himself, who took the World Cup gold, after beating the Bavarians and lifting the World Cup.
