PAOLO Rossi, the star of Italy’s victorious 1982 World Cup campaign, has died at the age of 64.
His passing was announced on Wednesday evening by Italy’s state TV channel RAI Sport, where Rossi had been working as a pundit.
“Such terribly sad news: Paolo Rossi has left us,” RAI Sport presenter Enrico Varriale tweeted.
“Unforgettable Pablito, who made all of us fall in love in that summer of 1982 and who was a precious and competent work colleague in RAI over recent years.”
Rossi’s wife, Federica Cappelletti, posted a photo of herself and her husband on Instagram along with the words “per sempre” – “forever”.
She later posted a picture of him alongside their three children on Facebook and captioned: “There will never be anyone like you, unique, special, after you sheer nothingness.”
Rossi won two Serie A titles, a European Cup and a Coppa Italia during his
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