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Le parole di Giuseppe Marotta, presidente dell’Inter, alle esequie di Sandro Mazzola

21 September

Inter president Giuseppe Marotta's remarks at Sandro Mazzola's funeral.

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MILAN - The Nerazzurri President and CEO spoke at the end of the celebration held in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan. "Dear Ilaria, Valentina, Alessandro, and Paolo: I thank you for allowing me to remember your beloved father on this occasion. I'm deeply moved to be here with all of you and with all those who couldn't attend the ceremony: there are so many of us, testifying to the affection we have always had for Sandro and his family. Sandro Mazzola entered this Nerazzurri home as a boy and chose…

Funerali di Sandro Mazzola a Milano: omaggi di ultras, ex giocatori e dirigenti

21 September

Sandro Mazzola's funeral in Milan: tributes from ultras, former players, and managers

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MILAN – The funeral of Sandro Mazzola, Inter's legendary hero, who passed away at the age of 83, was held in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan. The coffin, greeted by hundreds of fans with a prolonged applause, was decorated with roses and white ranunculus and the former player's historic number 8 jersey. Outside, Nerazzurri ultras displayed a banner reading: "Your name remains in the pages of our history. Your memory in the heart of our Curva. Goodbye Sandro." Numerous former Inter players, including Aristide Guarneri, Giuseppe Bergomi, Francesco Toldo, Ivan Ramiro Cordoba, and Esteban Cambiasso, attended…

Roberto Mancini e la seconda volta da ct per riportare la Nazionale dove merita

21 September

Roberto Mancini and his second time as coach to bring the national team back to where it deserves to be

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COVERCIANO - Mancini returned to Coverciano as coach for his second spell with the Azzurri. Before leading the training session at the start of the Nations League pre-season, he held his traditional press conference, appearing cheerful and motivated, expressing his joy to be back, not without a thought for Sandro Mazzola. His goal is to get the national team back to where it deserves to be. "We'll get some great results," Mancini assured. "To win, you need a team that plays well, that's fun, and that wants to achieve something important. We need to have fun first, if…"

Mancini ottimista: nei prossimi quattro anni l’Italia porterà a casa qualcosa

21 September

Mancini optimistic: Italy will achieve something in the next four years

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Italy national football team coach Roberto Mancini expressed optimism about the team's future success over the next four years. During the training camp ahead of the Nations League matches against Belgium, Turkey, and France, Mancini stated: "I'm confident we'll achieve something over the next four years. I never start out wanting to lose; we need to win, and we need to do it quickly. We're positive; I know something about players." The coach also emphasized his emotional bond with the group: "I'm very happy; we've experienced so many wonderful moments here." Before the match against…

Sarri vuole un’Atalanta più propositiva in casa della Juventus

19 September

Sarri wants a more proactive Atalanta side at Juventus's home ground.

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BERGAMO - Atalanta heads into the match at Juventus with 38 shots for and 82 conceded (82 in the first four matchdays). Maurizio Sarri addressed the issue at the start of his pre-match press conference, admitting that his team's defense was too deep and passive, and not always supported by good reading of the game. The positive aspect, however, is that the team maintained a high center of gravity. Their preparation is suffering from the aftermath of the World Cup, which ended in mid-July, the transfer campaign that ended midway through the season, and now a long break looms with two-thirds of the squad missing...

Gianfelice Facchetti ricorda Sandro Mazzola nel centenario di San Siro

19 September

Gianfelice Facchetti remembers Sandro Mazzola on the centenary of San Siro.

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MILAN – Gianfelice Facchetti remembered Sandro Mazzola on the occasion of the centenary of the San Siro stadium, emphasizing the emotional bond between the champion and the iconic Milanese stadium. "The fact that he passed away on the day San Siro turns 100 underscores how giants choose their dates with time," Facchetti told Radio1 Rai. Facchetti highlighted Mazzola's tremendous impact at San Siro and beyond: "Sandro brought it to life, he made it vibrate, he thrilled that stadium and all the others he played in." Referring to his career...

Un minuto di silenzio in tutti gli sport per onorare la memoria di Sandro Mazzola

19 September

A minute of silence in all sports to honor the memory of Sandro Mazzola.

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ROME - News of Sandro Mazzola's passing has reached the entire Italian sports world, which has shared the condolences expressed by CONI, remembering his illustrious career with Inter Milan (four league titles, two European Cups, and two Intercontinental Cups) and with the national team (70 caps and 22 goals for the Azzurri, he won the 1968 European Championship and participated in three World Cups, including Mexico '70, where Ferruccio Valcareggi's team reached the final). Sandro Mazzola, the only Italian player and the only player for an Italian team to have scored in two different finals...

Giovanni Malagò ricorda Sandro Mazzola come bandiera e campione del calcio italiano

19 September

Giovanni Malagò remembers Sandro Mazzola as a symbol and champion of Italian football.

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The passing of Sandro Mazzola represents a grave loss for Italian football. The president of the Italian Football Federation, Giovanni Malagò, expressed his deepest condolences for the passing of someone he calls a legend of the national sport. Malagò emphasized how Mazzola was a symbol, a captain, and a champion who spanned an entire footballing era, becoming an integral part of the collective memory of Italian football. He also recalled Mazzola's role as a son of the famous Valentino Mazzola, who built his own legacy of talent, personality, courage, and humanity. The federation president…

Javier Zanetti ricorda Sandro Mazzola, leggenda dell’Inter

19 September

Javier Zanetti remembers Sandro Mazzola, Inter legend

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Former Inter captain Javier Zanetti paid emotional tribute to Sandro Mazzola, a historic symbol of the Nerazzurri club, who passed away at the age of 83. In a post on his Instagram profile, Zanetti emphasized Mazzola's importance both as a player and as a man, calling him a "champion on the pitch and in life" and a legend of Italian football. In the message, Zanetti also recalled Mazzola's crucial role in his arrival in Milan: "You were one of the most important figures for me, when as a boy in Argentina I dreamed of joining Inter: you were one of the people who brought me to Milan, a gift from…

È morto Sandro Mazzola, leggenda dell’Inter: aveva 83 anni

19 September

Inter Milan legend Sandro Mazzola has died at the age of 83.

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Italian football mourns Sandro Mazzola. The announcement of his death came shortly after midnight and was confirmed by Inter, the club to which he had dedicated his entire career and an indelible part of his life. He was 83 years old and would have turned 84 on November 8th. With him, one of the last symbols of Helenio Herrera's Grande Inter, a key figure in a golden era of Italian and European football, has passed away. Born in Turin in 1942, Mazzola had to deal since childhood with a burdensome surname and a tragedy that would forever mark the history of the sport...