Paolo Rossi, symbol of the 1982 World Cup, died

Terrible news in the middle of the night. That upsets the world of football, both in Italy and around the world. And the Italians all together. At the age of 64, Paolo Rossi died, defeated by an inexorable evil, the hero of the 1982 world champion, Italy, who defeated Zico’s Brazil, Maradona’s Argentina, Boniek’s Poland and Germany in the final. of Rummenigge. The Italy of Zoff and Bearzot. The great protagonist was Pablito, who came from the sanction for soccer bets and after a bad start to the World Cup, the Italy of Collovati and the young Bergomi, of Tardelli, took off and with him, who will become the man who shouts and Gentile stuck to the shorts of Diego, Antognoni and the fantastic Bruno Conti.

What a year, 1982 …

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In that summer of 1982, all of Italy took to the streets to celebrate, while President Pertini also flew to Madrid for the final, rejoicing in the stands alongside the King of Spain. Paolo Rossi was a center forward from the area who lived for the goal. He exploded in Vicenza, moving to Perugia and then Juventus in his prime. In the national team he was the symbol of Bearzot’s Italy and at the end of that magical journey he won the Ballon d’Or. Three goals against Brazil, two against Poland, one against Germany in the final and thus Italy won the third world title. After Juve he went to Milan before finishing his career in Verona. Together with Baggio and Vieri he holds the record for blue goals in the World Championship with 9, he was the first player, later equaled by Ronaldo, to win the World Cup, the title of top scorer and the Ballon d’Or in the same year. . With Juve he won two league titles, a cup of cups, a UEFA Super Cup and a Champions Cup, with Vicenza a Serie B championship in which he was the top scorer. After his career as a footballer, he has long been a columnist for Mediaset and Rai. He leaves his wife, Federica, and three children: Sofia Elena, Maria Vittoria and Alessandro.