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The former player died on Wednesday at the age of 64. He will be remembered for commanding his country in a tournament in which they were not favorites and in which they ended up raising the cup.
Two weeks ago, also on a Wednesday, Argentina and the world lost Diego Armando Maradona. Now, this 2020 resolved that it was the turn of Italy, which at midnight learned of the death of Paolo rossi, one of the most important footballers in its history, the emblem of the 1982 world champion team in Spain.
This was confirmed La Gazzetta dello Sport, the most important sports medium in that country. The golden boyAs Rossi was known, he was the scorer of that World Cup with six scores, in addition to dedicating himself after commanding a team that left Zico and Socrates’ Brazil on the road (he scored three goals for them) and Maradona’s Argentina, without leaving aside his great performance in the final against Germany.
Recall that prior to the appointment, he was accused of being part of the betting world in Italian football and for that reason he was punished, and he did not play for two years, but Enzo Bearzot, coach of The national team He took it because he was clear that like him, on the attack front, none.
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Among his achievements, in addition to playing a dream World Cup that earned him the Ballon d’Or and the European Player of the Year award, is the top scorer booty of Serie A in 1978 with 24 goals and being part of the 100 best footballers of all time chosen by FIFA.
With Juventus he won two league titles (1982 and 1984), a UEFA Super Cup, an Italian Cup and a European Cup (1985). After his retirement he devoted himself to sports commentary, in addition to being a columnist for Mediaset and the RAI.
The former player’s wife was the one who released the news through her Instagram account with the message “Forever.”
