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Finally, I cordially greet Paolo Rossi at Vicenza. After the affection of the fans, who on Friday paid tribute to the historic striker of the 1982 world champion at the funeral home installed in the Stage of lying, took place on Saturday morning in Duomo Pablito’s funeral.
To avoid meetings it was closed the square and the streets surrounding the cathedral, and around 250 people attended the funeral, to respect Covid protocols.
Among these also the ex-teammates of the World Cup in Spain ’82, who carried the coffin on their shoulders at the entrance to the Cathedral of Vicenza. Ahead Marco Tardelli and Antonio Cabrini, then Giancarlo Antognoni, Fulvio Collovati, Alessandro Altobelli and Franco Causio, Lele Oriali, Beppe Dossena, Daniele Massaro, Beppe Bergomi, Franco Baresi and Giovanni Galli.
On the coffin was also placed the blue shirt by the FIGC president Gravina, while in the Cathedral were the banners of Vicenza and Juventus. From afar the choirs of the fans resounded: “Paolo, Paolo, Paolo.”
This is the greeting of Antonio Cabrini: “I have not only lost a teammate, but a friend and a brother. Together we fight, win and sometimes lose, always standing up even in the face of disappointments. We were part of a group, that group, our group. I didn’t think you would be leaving so soon, but we would still walk a lot together. I miss you already, your words of comfort, your jokes and your stupid jokes. Your improvisations and your smile. I really miss everything about you Today I want to thank you because if I am who I am, I also owe it to the wonderful friend you have been. I will never leave you, but you are close to all of us, as I will be close to Federica and your children ”, are the words reported by Gazzetta dello Sport.
So Beppe Bergomi: “Paolo was a symbol of that winning group, not only for what he managed to do on the field but also off the field. His greatest gifts were humanity and availability for all, but also the ability to smile ”.
Also present at the funeral was Roberto Baggio, who in recent days had dedicated an open letter to his idol.
At the end of the ceremony, the coffin was carried outside the Cathedral from son alessandro and the world champions, while the people of Vicenza outside the cathedral sang in chorus “Pablito, Pablito”. Much applause.
The the body will be cremated, and the urn, as his wife announced, will always be by the family’s side Poggio Cennina.
OMNISPORT | 12-12-2020 11:15
