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Arezzo, December 10, 2020 – It was December 10, 2019. Exactly one year ago. Paolo Rossi, who today mourns all of Italy and in particular Valdarno, where he had lived for some time, had participated in one of the many public initiatives that saw him as the protagonist. The one who never said no to anyone. In fact, he had been the guest of honor at a pre-Christmas dinner reserved for the youth of Terranuova Traiana. Along with him the president Mauro Vannelli, managers and technicians of the rojiblanca company. 12 months later we remember his figure as a man and a soccer player. Pablito was closely linked to Valdarno. Twelve months later he died in Siena, preceded three months ago by the first surgery at the Valdarno de la Gruccia hospital. Unfortunately it was not enough to eradicate the evil
His had been a true “love at first sight.” In fact, he had fallen in love with the Valdambra hills and in Poggio Cennina, together with his wife Federica, he ran an agritourism facility. In short, he was an adopted Valdarno. She often went to the valley bottom centers to shop and practice, and responded to everyone’s greetings. The last public ceremony in which he participated in the territory dates back to July 2, 2019. It was a magical evening in Montevarchi, with a real parterre de roi on the occasion of the 23rd edition of the International Prize “Fair Play Menarini”, dedicated to the values of equity, tolerance and solidarity in sport.
In the heart of the city, a talk show was organized in which Zico, a former great Brazilian soccer player, had participated, among others. Among the guests was also the former central striker of the national team, who had remembered the extraordinary world adventure of 1982. Also present were Gabriela Szabo, athletic champion and named in 1999 best athlete in the world, and Georgi Glouchkov, champion and basketball player, in the eighties. , of the Phoenix. During the night, on stage, a memorable dribble between Zico and Pablito. But there were countless events that saw him as the protagonist.
In December five years ago the XII Nativity Scene Exhibition was inaugurated in San Giovanni Valdarno by the Cultural Association “Natale nel Mondo”, which had the title “Verso Rio 2016”, linked to nativity scenes and the uses, customs and traditions of Countries that they would participate in the months after the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. In June 2012, in Bucine, his town of residence, he presented for the first time in Valdarno the book he had written with his wife, the journalist Federica Cappelletti, entitled “1982: my mythical world championship”. He had wanted to tell about his extraordinary Spanish experience. From the first matches of the preliminary round to the memorable matches with Argentina and Brazil. Then the semi-final with Poland and the grand final with Germany. Not just public initiatives. In the summer of last year, he was the lifeblood of a camp for young players organized at Brilli Peri in Montevarchi by the “Paolo Rossi Academy”.
In these hours, Silvia Chiassai Martini, a friend of the family, remembered him. “A real man, not only a soccer champion like there are many, but a person who was generous in sharing his life with everyone and our city had the opportunity to know his smile, his humanity, his simplicity. . For those who have been lucky enough to meet you and learn from you, we will never forget you, ”wrote the mayor of Montevarchi.
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