Paolo Rossi, Italy’s goal-scoring hero from its victorious 1982 World Cup campaign and scorer of a hat-trick against Brazil in one of the most famous matches in the competition’s history, has died at the age of 64.
The celebrated striker’s death comes with the football world still in mourning for Argentina icon Diego Maradona, who passed away late last month.
Italian TV channel RAI Sport, where Rossi had been working as a pundit, said on Thursday that “Pablito” had died of an “incurable disease”.
Rossi’s wife, Federica Cappelletti, posted a photo of herself and her husband on Instagram along with the words “per sempre” – “forever”.
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Paolo Rossi, Italy s 1982 World Cup legend, dies at 64
Paolo Rossi, who led Italy to the 1982 World Cup title and later worked as a soccer commentator in his home country, has died. He was 64.
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Posted: Dec 10, 2020 9:30 AM ET | Last Updated: December 10, 2020
Rossi, left, celebrates scoring his team s second goal during their 1982 World Cup second-round match against Brazil.(The Associated Press)
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