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Perugia paid tribute to Paolo Rossi inside the Curi stadium. A private act, which, however, did not lack the applause and chorus of the fans. Many of those who awaited the arrival of the coffin in Pian di Massiano with flags and a banner: «Hello Pablito Rossi. North curve ». Then the ceremony in the field.
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To accompany the coffin, the family with his wife, the journalist from Perugia Federica Cappelletti. “Paolo has always loved Perugia, thank you for the love that has returned, I am proud,” she said. On behalf of the city, Mayor Andrea Romizi greeted. “It was an example – he stressed – he wrote important pages in the memory of Perugia”. The president of Perugia Massimiliano Santopadre assured “maximum openness to be able to do something to remember him.”
Among the proposals that have emerged in these days, the appointment of the youth sector in honor of Paolo Rossi. The Grifo chaplain, Father Mauro Angelini, spoke of the youth, remembering Rossi’s humanity when “he secretly went to visit sick children in the hospital.” “Now he plays in the heavenly prairies – he added – not only with Scirea and D’Attoma, but also with those children with leukemia.” Pablito, world champion in 1982 and player for Perugia in the 1979-80 season, he was also greeted by a former Grifone who represented the old red and white glories, Franco Vannini. At the end of the ceremony, the coffin of Paolo Rossi was taken to the Perugia cemetery for cremation.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 13, 2020, 3:34 PM
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