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Prato, December 10, 2020 – Has died Paolo rossi, Pablito, another piece of soccer history. A few days after the disappearance of Diego Armando Maradona, the news comes on the night of the death of Paolo Rossi, the terrorist par excellence, the gentle and timid hero of Italy who, in 1982, blew up the squares by winning at Spain his third World Cup.
Born in Meadow On September 23, 1956, Rossi, struck down at the age of 64 by an incurable disease, made himself known to the general public with the Vicenza de Fabbri, established himself in Perugia as the first sponsor of shirts and became ‘Pablito’ Summer 1982, two years after his move to Juventus. It was not easy for the Tuscan forward to return to the courts, after losing the 1980 Euro Cup at home to a two-year ban for an alleged Avellino-Perugia match, in which he scored a double. Rossi returned just in time to take the place of Roma player Roberto Pruzzo, who finished the season as top scorer, and to take the national team out of hand. Enzo Bearzot in the World Cup in ‘Spain 1982’.
After a first phase that was certainly not exciting, Rossi magically transformed into Pablito, scoring three goals in Brazil of the phenomena Zico and Falcao, two in the semifinals against Boniek’s Poland and one, the first, in the title match at the ‘Santiago Bernabeu’ in Madrid with Rummenigge’s West Germany, won by the Azzurri 3-1 under the happy look of the President of the Republic Sandro Pertini. An incredible ride for a striker defined as a ‘robbery’ for a scoring nose that has had very few rivals over time. Along with Roberto Baggio and Christian Vieri, Rossi still holds the Italian record for goals in a world championship with 9 goals, and was the first player (equaled only by Ronaldo, the Verdeoro) to have won the World Cup in the same year. . along with the title of top scorer, and the Ballon d’Or. Rossi also collects trophies with the black and white jersey, putting two league titles on the notice board, an Italian Cup, a Recopa, a UEFA Super Cup and, last but not least, the 1984-1985 Champions League.
Then went on to Milan and to Verona, where at 31, and after a long series of injuries and knee problems, he said goodbye to his competitive career. Rossi is ranked 42nd in the special ranking of the best players of the 20th century published by World Soccer magazine and in 2004 he was included in the Fifa 100, a list of the 125 best living players, selected by Pelé ‘and Fifa on the occasion of the centenary of the federation.
Pablito, however, was not only a great champion. As a singer, in 1980 he released a single entitled “Domenica, alle tre” whose text deals with the issue of the relationship between the players and their teammates. In 1999 he was a candidate in the European elections of the National Alliance, in the Northeast constituency and in 2000 for the presidency of the women’s volleyball league in Serie A, without being elected. On television, he has always been a measured and competent commentator for various broadcasters such as Sky Sport, Premium Sport and Rai. In 2011 he participated in “Dancing with the stars” as a competitor.
In Vicenza he ran a real estate agency together with his former partner Giancarlo Salvi and also owned an agrotourism complex in Bucine in the province of Arezzo, where he had decided to live with his family. He leaves his wife Federica Cappelletti, married for a second marriage in 2010, and three children: Sofia Elena, Maria Vittoria and Alessandro. And an insurmountable void in those who have known him or have just seen him on television attack the world.
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