Anastasi died, from cancer to Sla: “Dad asked for sedation”

On Monday at 10 a burning room will be opened inside the Estense municipal hall in Varese, tomorrow the funeral will take place in the basilica of San Vittore. Anastasi helped to light the torches at the Olimpico, on the magical night of June 10, 1968, with the first goal against Yugoslavia in the European bis final won by the Azzurri (Riva 2-0), but yesterday in Rome before Lazio-Samp has not been remembered and today only Juventus and Inter, the two Serie A teams in which he played, will honor him with a minute of silence and mourning on his arm: with mourning Italy will also play at Wembley on March 27. In Turin, the tribute will be touching, because Anastasi was an idol and a symbol of Juventus, with whom he played 8 seasons from ’68 to ’76 winning 3 championships (at Inter in ’78 he won the Italian Cup). A boy from Catania who grew up in a working class family, with his goals and his generous playing style he contributed to the integration of the many workers who emigrated to the North in search of luck like him. «When Anastasi scores, Agnelli becomes a saint» is the title of a reportage among the Turin workers published by Corriere della Sera March 2, 1973. The president of the Football Federation, Gabriele Gravina recalls Petruzzu: «We salute a legend of Italian football, an extraordinary player, but above all a person esteemed and appreciated by all. His moral and technical values ​​are a living testimony for future generations “. Remembering it at all stages would certainly have helped.

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