On the night of this Wednesday it was confirmed the unfortunate death of former Italian footballer Paolo Rossi, who was a figure of the Italian team in the 1982 World Cup in Spain, raising the title and becoming the most important player of the tournament. His death was confirmed by various media in his country and he had 64 years of life.
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Known as the Golden ‘Bambino’, Paolo Rossi played in Calcio, Vicenza and Peruggia; besides Juventus and AC Milan where he had his best years; ending his career with the Hellas Verona colors. Cn the selection of his country participated in the world-wide ones of 1978 (fourth place), 1982 (champion) and 1986 (quarterfinals).
Although he was accused for several years of being involved in the illegal world of sports betting, Rossi was always remembered as one of the best strikers who wore the shirt of the Italian team and his consecration in Spain put him in the Olympus of European football winning a golden ball in 1982 and being included in the list of the best 100 footballers in history by FIFA.
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Paolo Rossi was born on September 23, 1956 in Tuscany and he died this Thursday, December 9 (Friday, December 10 in Italy) in Milan.
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