The “last goodbye” to Paolo Rossi

Thousands of Italians accompanied Paolo Rossi to his last home on Saturday. The famous ace died at the age of 64, in mourning for the neighboring country, whose team had led to the 1982 World Cup.

The hero of the “azura squadra”, the striker who participated in three World Cups (1978, 1982, 1986) left the world, after fighting the disease that afflicted him, and today many people flooded the Vincenzo Cathedral at his funeral. , in a climate of pain to say his last goodbye.

Thousands of people, since yesterday, visited the “Medi Stadium” in Vincenzo to say goodbye to the 1982 world champion.

Rossi’s coffin was accompanied by his teammates in the World Cup in Spain, Marco Tardelli, Antonio Cabrini, Giancarlo Antonioni, Fulvio Kolovati, Alessandro Altobelli, Bebe Bergomi, Franco Barezzi,

People applauded the procession shouting the name of the legendary “Pamplito”. In the coffin was the shirt of the Italian national team, as well as those of Vincenzo and Juventus. In fact, in the church was the cover of the sports newspaper “Gazzetta dello Sport”, after his personal triumph in the 1982 World Cup.

Due to measures against the coronavirus, only 300 people were allowed into the church, including big names in Italian football, such as Maldini and Roberto Baggio, while the whole process was covered live on Italian public television.