So little time has passed that Paolo Rossi it seems he never left. The champion of the World ’82 disappeared almost a year ago: Federica Cappelletti, wife of the attacker, remembers him moved after a few months just after seeing him fight against lung cancer. She always stayed by his side, even when they were ready for the inevitable and there was no other time.
Federica Cappelletti talks about Paolo Rossi to Verissimo
In an interview with very true, of which the anticipations that we report have been collected, Federica retraced the moments following the discovery of the disease:
“It all started in March 2020, after we returned from a trip at Maldives. I noticed that Paolo had lost a lot of weight. We went to do some investigations that unfortunately gave us the verdict that we never wanted to hear. But we never lost hope, until a month after our death we fought to try to win our world championship “.
The discovery of the cancer that struck Paolo Rossi it arrived during the lockdown for the pandemic, which has further increased their strong bond:
“We have discovered a new intimacy. During the lockdown it was always just the two of us and him and he totally trusted me. It was tiring, but it was nice to be able to live our love even during that time. He understood everything, but at a certain point I started to tell him half-truths, because I wanted to see him calm and positive. Paolo didn’t talk much, but every now and then he hugged me and cried ”.
A painful path that Federica he relived, through the words collected in a book, ‘Forever we two’, which will be released on November 30th: “Writing this book was a very difficult journey,” he said.
The present without Paolo Rossi
It’s at Silvia Toffanin, who asked her how their two daughters are, Maria Vittoria and Sofia Elena, the journalist replied with the gaze of a mother who observes them surprised by their resources:
“The moment the doctor confirmed that there was nothing more to be done, I wanted to take them to say hello. When Paolo saw them he lit up and all three understood that this was the last time they saw each other. The girls – she continues – are warriors, they are good and I am very proud of them “.
Federica entrusted this interview with a last fragment of the uniqueness of Paolo Rossi, emblem of a romantic era and of a man who has learned to face even the most difficult trials with stubbornness and great integrity. Evidence that for him was not few, but that did not prevent him from always reserving a smile, an autograph, a word for the people of the fans who loved and paid homage to him:
“He is always inside of me. I am still angry with God, but the Pope told me that this is right because suffering is also a form of prayer. I am comforted by the fact that Paolo was happy and loved to the last. He never felt alone“.
VIRGILIO SPORT
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