The death of Paolo Rossi hit Dino바카라 웹사이트Zoff바카라 웹사이트like "a bolt from the blue" as Italy mourned the loss of the man who lit up the 1982 World Cup. (More Football News)
Striker Rossi won the Golden Boot as the tournament's six-goal top scorer바카라 웹사이트and also바카라 웹사이트took the Golden Ball award as its best player.바카라 웹사이트
Zoff, the goalkeeper and captain of that Azzurri team, said he had no inkling that Rossi was seriously ill.바카라 웹사이트
Rossi's death, reportedly following a battle with illness, was confirmed on Thursday by his wife바카라 웹사이트and Rai Sport, where he worked.바카라 웹사이트
He was 64 and is best remembered for his 1982 feats at the World Cup hosted by Spain.바카라 웹사이트
Rossi scored a famous hat-trick against바카라 웹사이트Brazil바카라 웹사이트at that tournament, before adding two goals in the semi-final with Poland and going on to바카라 웹사이트net the opener in the 3-1 win over West Germany in the final.바카라 웹사이트
Zoff, quoted in La바카라 웹사이트Gazzetta바카라 웹사이트dello바카라 웹사이트Sport, said: "I'm so바카라 웹사이트sorry.바카라 웹사이트I don't know what to say, it was a bolt from the blue.바카라 웹사이트We've always had a great relationship with Paolo, a nice guy, intelligent, we haven't heard from each other for a while, they told us바카라 웹사이트something바카라 웹사이트but I didn't think it was so serious.바카라 웹사이트
"The relationship with him was wonderful, he was very nice. It's something that is difficult to understand."
Rossi was also a Ballon d'Or winner in 1982 and his Italy career saw him score 20 goals in 48 games.바카라 웹사이트
At club level, he won two Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia and a European Cup among a string of trophies with Juventus.바카라 웹사이트
Fulvio바카라 웹사이트Collovati, a바카라 웹사이트centre-back in the 1982 World Cup team, said there would be a feeling of collective loss within that band of champions.바카라 웹사이트
"A part of us has gone,"바카라 웹사이트Collovati바카라 웹사이트said. "A part of my life goes away."바카라 웹사이트
Italy's former prime minister Matteo Renzi added on Twitter: "In our hearts, forever.바카라 웹사이트Farewell Pablito."
