Serie A Matchday 22: Cagliari vs. Turin Tribute to Gigi Riva and Official Lineups Revealed

Serie A Matchday 22: Cagliari vs. Turin Tribute to Gigi Riva and Official Lineups Revealed

The 22nd matchday of Serie A officially opens at 8.45pm with the Saturday evening match between Cagliari and Turin, a match which will also see a heartfelt tribute and remembrance for Gigi Riva, who recently passed away at the age of 79 years old and celebrated by all of Italian football. For example, the Sardinians … Read more

Remembering Gigi Riva: Mourning and Tributes in Cagliari

Remembering Gigi Riva: Mourning and Tributes in Cagliari

The tribute to Gigi Riva continues at the monumental cemetery of Bonaria. Since this morning, fans and admirers of Rombo di Tuono have approached, always in silence and with maximum composure, the chapel that houses the body of the Cagliari and national champion. The tomb has already become red and blue: in addition to the … Read more

Legendary Italian Footballer Gigi Riva Honored in Emotional Funeral

Legendary Italian Footballer Gigi Riva Honored in Emotional Funeral

A long round of applause greeted the release of the coffin after the funeral of the red, blue and blue champion to the tune of Piero Marras’ song “When Gigi Riva will return”. Also holding the coffin was 2006 world champion goalkeeper Gigi Buffon. Cagliari teammates in tears, from Copparoni to Greatti. The chant “Gigi … Read more

Gigi Riva Funeral Services and Reactions: A Tribute to the Greatest Italian Striker

Gigi Riva Funeral Services and Reactions: A Tribute to the Greatest Italian Striker

Cagliari at the funeral home set up at the Domus for Gigi Riva. With the players also the coach Claudio Ranieri, the president Tommaso Giulini, the sporting director Nereo Bonato and the managers (among them former players Andrea Cossu and Roberto Muzzi) and the club staff. The team – all wearing red and blue tracksuits … Read more

Remembering Gigi Riva: Funeral Services and Farewell to the Greatest Striker

Remembering Gigi Riva: Funeral Services and Farewell to the Greatest Striker

Cagliari at the funeral home set up at the Domus for Gigi Riva. With the players also the coach Claudio Ranieri, the president Tommaso Giulini, the sporting director Nereo Bonato and the managers (among them former players Andrea Cossu and Roberto Muzzi) and the club staff. The team – all wearing red and blue tracksuits … Read more

Cagliari Pays Tribute to Gigi Riva: Funeral Services on Wednesday at 4pm

Cagliari Pays Tribute to Gigi Riva: Funeral Services on Wednesday at 4pm

Cagliari at the funeral home set up at the Domus for Gigi Riva. With the players also the coach Claudio Ranieri, the president Tommaso Giulini, the sporting director Nereo Bonato and the managers (among them former players Andrea Cossu and Roberto Muzzi) and the club staff. The team – all wearing red and blue tracksuits … Read more

Gigi Riva, Italian Soccer Legend, Mourned in Cagliari – Funeral Arrangements and Tributes

Gigi Riva, Italian Soccer Legend, Mourned in Cagliari – Funeral Arrangements and Tributes

A long round of applause greeted the arrival of the body of Gigi Riva, the champion who passed away yesterday in Cagliari at the Brotzu hospital, in front of the Domus. The car with the coffin of the blue and red blue legend, coming from the Brotzu mortuary, entered the stadium enclosure from the access … Read more

Remembering Gigi Riva: A Legend of Loyalty and Consistency

Remembering Gigi Riva: A Legend of Loyalty and Consistency

Everyone loved him. Accustomed for centuries to being Guelphs or Ghibellines, from years of football to being Mazzola or Rivera, Bianconeri or Granata, Rome or Lazio, the diabolical voice of Callas or the angelic one of Tebaldi, Loren or Lollo, the eagle Coppi or the Bartali’s nose, not him: Luigi Riva known as Gigi, from … Read more

Italian Football Legend Gigi Riva Passes Away at 79 – ANSA Updates and Reactions

Italian Football Legend Gigi Riva Passes Away at 79 – ANSA Updates and Reactions

Gigi Riva is dead. He was hospitalized in the Cardiology department of the Brotzu in Cagliari due to a heart attack suffered on Sunday. Riva remains the national team’s top scorer with 35 goals and number 11 in Cagliari’s 1970 scudetto. He had been honorary president of Cagliari since 2019, having turned 79 on 7 … Read more

Gigi Riva Passes Away: National Team’s Top Scorer Dies at 79

Gigi Riva Passes Away: National Team’s Top Scorer Dies at 79

Gigi Riva is dead. He was hospitalized in the Cardiology department of the Brotzu in Cagliari due to a heart attack suffered on Sunday. Riva remains the national team’s top scorer with 35 goals and number 11 in Cagliari’s 1970 scudetto. He had been honorary president of Cagliari since 2019, having turned 79 on 7 … Read more