“Few are born like him”

TORINO – “Hi, Pablo“This is the title written on Twitter by the official account of the Juventus, accompanying a photo of Rossi, who died on the night of December 10 at the age of 64, determined to look at the sky, while holding the net of a door swollen a thousand times. In exchange, the link to the long press release published by the Juventus club that, in “Pablito”, had given birth to football, before welcoming him in 1981, at the gates of the triumphal World Cup in Spain . Even the technician Andrea Pirlo gave a thought to Paolo Rossi: “You will always be our hero. Hi pablito“, with a red heart next to it, the Master’s message on his Instagram account.

“Rossi is a whole generation of Juventus players”

“What bad news this morning. He’s gone Paolo rossi, Pablito: for a whole nation, the man of an unforgettable World Cup, for us ‘too’ much, much more. Paolo is a whole generation of Juventus players who cheered with him, in front of televisions that, month after month, turned color. But our joys continued to be, wonderfully, black and white. If you look in your rooms, or in your attics, you will probably find a poster of that incredible Juve. That Juve who, with him to seal the most important goals, from 1981 to 1985, won literally everything. At Juve, Paolo was reborn leaving the difficulties behind and becoming what Italy celebrated then, in that hot farm 1982 in the squares and fountains of each city. Bianconero (in the lower categories, with 3 appearances in the Italian Cup) already from 1973 to 1975, Juventus’ ‘real’ adventure begins again in 1981, although by force of circumstances, that season sees him in the field only 3 times in Serie A. Three times however, are enough to mature in it (and in Mr Bearzot) that vision that will take him to Spain, to become the protagonist with incredible goals in incredible matches and return home with a World Cup that no one will ever forget. And that at the end of 1982, it will allow him to show everyone the trophy of the strongest footballer on the planet, the Golden Ball“reads the Juve statement.

“Rossi-Juve, a wonderful time”

“Goals scored in every way: head, robbery, with sudden insertions. Because Paolo scored in every way, taking advantage of his particular physique. ‘Watch out for Rossi‘, the goalkeeper told you, and when you, the defender, turned around, he had already scored. Forty-four total in his wonderful period of Juventus: goals thanks to which Pablito and Juve brought home in those seasons two Scudetti, one Italian Cup and three European laurels, the Recopa Cup, the European Super Cup and the Champions League. Paolo is all there, in that Manchester United goal that earned him the 1984 Cup Winners’ Cup final. One by one in Manchester, in the 1990s we are one by one in Turin: Paolo runs faster than everyone in a shot that is it bounces off Scirea, who had kicked off the edge. The ball is not loose, it is there for him. He calls it. And it’s there: it coldly hits goalkeeper Bailey, and the rest is exaltation. It is joy. If you have found that poster of that magnificent Juve, open it and say hello to that boy with the nine on his shoulder. Because few are born like him. Hi pablito“, concludes the note.