Sold out at the Carlo Felice Theater in Genoa for ‘My name is Luca’, the charity evening organized to celebrate the memory of the champion one year after his death and remember his fundraising activity in favor of ALS research. Hundreds of people came, not just Sampdorian fans, to take part in the event, including guests Giuseppe Bergomi, Luca Marchegiani, Pep Guardiola via video link, numerous Blucerchiati players, from other teams and from the national team.
“The Carlo Felice, packed and full of affection, is another victory for Gianluca. – comments the president of the Liguria Region Giovanni Toti – The doors of the Region will always be open to remember a great champion of life and sport.
Vialli said that the important thing is not to win but to think in a winning way. This is how you can face life. This room, this evening, is a great victory even today that Gianluca is no longer here.
A room full of affection, of people who want to remember a great man and a great champion with emotion but also with a smile. Because it is he who wanted to leave us something and the full theater proves it. And we are proud that thanks to the commitment of the Vialli Mauro foundation we could support research into the fight against ALS and cancer.”
Giuseppe Bergomi reveals that Vialli came one step away from becoming the coach of the Italian national team after Giovanni Trapattoni in 2004. “An anecdote that ties me very closely to Gianluca is that he almost didn’t become coach of the national team – Bergomi recounts the experience lived – he had called me to pick him up secretly at Malpensa airport because he had to talk to me, ‘you will be my second’ he told me at the restaurant, then nothing happened after that.” “He was a fantastic footballer,” Marchegiani recalls, “he interpreted his role in a new and extremely modern way compared to the era in which he played, so I believe he is an unforgettable champion.”
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2024-01-08 21:06:13
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