Roberto Mancini and Gianluca Vialli, the embrace in tears: the victory of friendship

It was the May 20, 1992 when on the lawn of Wembley, at the end of a hard-fought European Cup final, Roberto Mancini e Gianluca Vialli they threw themselves on the ground, exhausted and defeated: thanks to a goal in additionalin fact, that prestigious title was won by the Barcelona of Johan Cruijff and not the Sampdoria of «Goal twins“. Which today, in addition 19 years away, they managed to get one nice rematch.

Same stadium, albeit in the meantime demolished and rebuilt, and another game of capital importance: the final of Euro 2020 againstEngland, landlady. Mancini and Vialli no longer wear the Sampdoria shirt, but the blue of the national team, where the first is the technical commissioner and the second is one of the main staff members, the head of delegation. A rematch gained on penalties, with the decisive parade of Donnarumma that unleashed the party.

Roberto and Gianluca then unloaded all the tension accumulated in the last five very intense weeks and they burst into tears. They, who as footballers had not been able to express everything in blue your potential, now they raise one European Cup: “This victory is dedicated to Vialli,” he said Florenzi at the end of the race. «He is really for us special, a living example. This happened without him it would be nothing».

On the other hand that Gianluca has a positive influence on the boys in the locker room, this is certainly not new. As it is known the illness against which he has been fighting since 2017, a pancreatic tumor: «It has risen on the train with me and I have to go on, “explained the former champion, class 1957, just like the Mancio. «I hope that someday this unwanted guest get tired and let me live peacefully for many years, I’m still there many things what I want to do “

He has fought and to this day fights versus difficulties that life has put in front of him, focusing a lot on human bonds. That’s why the frame of thathug will remain in the annals for a long time: it tells the philosophy of a team capable of suffering, a team that does not collapse, reorganizes itself and starts again, relying primarily on interpersonal relationships. Yes, because this Italy is made up of players having fun, without tension or jitters.

Who love each other, who in tranquility and inunion of the collective they have found their habitat. A group of friends, in conclusion. Just like Vialli and Mancini.

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