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Italy lost one of its legends in the World Cup finals, with the death of its forward Paolo Rossi, the top scorer in the World Cup in 1982, when his country was crowned champion.
Rossi’s wife, Federica Cappelletti, announced his death through her “Instagram” account, at the age of 64, posting a photo of them attached to the slogan of the heart under the phrase “forever.” “There will never be anyone else like you, unique, special,” he added.
The Italian newspapers received the news of the death of Rossi, nicknamed “Pableto” and “Torero”, the night of Wednesday-Thursday. The newspaper “Corriere Dello Sport” spoke about the “terminal illness” suffered by the former Italian star in the ranks of Juventus and Milan, and said: “Paolo Rossi, the beloved football poet who delighted all of Italy in 1982, It is gone.
As for the newspaper “La Repubblica”, he considered that Rossi was “the player who cried to Brazil and led coach Enzo Birzot’s squad to win the world title”, referring to the Russian hat-trick against the “Seleção” (3-2), in the second round of the World Cup in Spain. 1982, to exclude the latter from the competition.
From jail to winning the World Cup
Russia was not supposed to compete in the 1982 World Cup after he was one of the people accused of a bribery scandal in 1980, known as the “Totonero” case. The clubs involved in this matter were sanctioned with relegation to the second division, and some players were suspended, among them Rossi, who ruled. He must be jailed and suspended from playing for a period of three years, but the Italian justice reduced his sentence and he was called up to the national team to participate in the World Cup at that time.
After fasting to score in the first four World Cup matches in Spain, Rossi scored hard through a hat-trick against Brazil, then a double against Poland and the first goal in the final match against West Germany, to lead to his country to the crowning of the world title for the third time, two years later. 1934 and 1938.
He was also crowned top scorer at the 1982 World Cup and won the Ballon d’Or that same year.
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Rossi’s career with the clubs
Together with the French Michel Platini and the Polish Zbigniew Punjik, he formed a fiery trio on the Juventus offensive line, and the 1983-1984 season was the best for Rossi in the team’s ranks, since he won the local double (Liga and Cup), in addition to the European Cup Winners’ Cup and the European Super Cup. In 1985, Juventus were crowned European champions for the first time in their history.
Rossi also defended the colors of Como, Vicenza, Perugia, Milan and Hellas Verona.
He retired in 1987 at the age of 31, after playing some 400 matches in the Italian league, during which he scored 154 goals and 48 international matches, in which he scored 20 goals.
Source: AFP + RT
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